unentangle

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verb

To reverse the process of entanglement

Similar
disentangleuntangle
OriginEnglish entangle ← Middle English entanglen ← Old English on- →
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Meanings

verbunentangle (third-person singular simple present unentangles, present participle unentangling, simple past and past participle unentangled)

present singular third person unentangles · participle present unentangling · participle past unentangled · past unentangled

  1. To reverse the process of entanglement

    Synonyms: disentangle, untangle

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo reverse the process of entanglement

Similar
disentangleuntangle

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Middle Englishentanglen
  10. Englishentangle
  11. Englishunentangle

From un- + entangle.

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APA

unentangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unentangle

MLA

“unentangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unentangle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unentangle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unentangle.

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