tease apart

verb

To carefully separate two interlaced or interlocking items; to figuratively separate two opposing or overlapping concepts.

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teaseloosen
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Meanings

verbtease apart (third-person singular simple present teases apart, present participle teasing apart, simple past and past participle teased apart)

present singular third person teases apart · participle present teasing apart · participle past teased apart · past teased apart

  1. transitiveTo carefully separate two interlaced or interlocking items; to figuratively separate two opposing or overlapping concepts.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdisentangle and raise the fibers of

Similar
teaseloosen
Broader
disentangleunsnarlstraighten out
Also see
loosentease

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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Chicago

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