Meanings
verbdetangle (third-person singular simple present detangles, present participle detangling, simple past and past participle detangled)
present singular third person detangles · participle present detangling · participle past detangled · past detangled
- transitiveTo disentangle, remove tangles from (especially hair).
We know that mycorrhizal fungi form and re-form their connections with plants, tangling, detangling and retangling.
2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 190
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishtangle
- Englishdetangle
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APA
detangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detangle
MLA
“detangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detangle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detangle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detangle.
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