1
[ verb ] release from entanglement of difficulty

Examples

"i cannot extricate myself from this task"

Used in print

(H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)

The problem is to disentangle the linguistic features of pitch from the co-occurring nonlinguistic features .

Related terms

free unsnarling

2
[ verb ] extricate from entanglement

Examples

"Can you disentangle the cord?"

Used in print

(H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)

But no other two phonologic_systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages .

3
[ verb ] free from involvement or entanglement

Examples

"How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?"

Related terms

free unsnarling

4
[ verb ] separate the tangles of

Synonyms

unwind

Related terms

undo roll_out uncoil unsnarling

5
[ verb ] smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

Synonyms

comb comb_out

Examples

"comb your hair before dinner" "comb the wool"

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