disentangle

UK: /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋg^əl/ US: /ˌdɪsɛnˈtæŋgəl/ ,(dis′en tang′gəl)

Inflections of 'disentangle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

disentangles

v 3rd person singular

disentangling

v pres p

disentangled

v past

disentangled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•en•tan•gle /ˌdɪsɛnˈtæŋgəl/   v., -gled, -gling. 

1. to (cause to) become free from entanglement: [~ + object]
   They disentangled the ropes and heaved them on the ship.
   [no object]
   The wires disentangled and came loose.

dis•en•tan•gle•ment, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•en•tan•gle  (dis′en tang′gəl), v.t., v.i., -gled, -gling. 

1. to free or become free from entanglement;
   untangle;
   extricate (often fol. by from).

• dis-¹ + entangle 1590–1600

dis′en•tan′gle•ment, n. 
dis′en•tan′gler, n. 
Synonyms

disembarrass, disencumber.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

disentangle / ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡ^əl/ verb

1. to release or become free from entanglement or confusion
2. (transitive) to unravel or work out

ˌdisenˈtanglement noun