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untangle

[ uhn-tang-guhl ]

verb (used with object)

untangled, untangling.
  1. to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
  2. to straighten out or clear up (anything confused or perplexing).


untangle

/ ʌˈæŋɡə /

verb

  1. to free from a tangled condition
  2. to free from perplexity or confusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of untangle1

First recorded in 1540–50; un- 2 + tangle 1
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Financial therapy is a way to help you untangle all of that so you can find a healthy way to relate and react to money.

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“I’m thinking about reckoning, trying to untangle the roots of racism and systemic factors in this country that are so embedded and baked in our society.”

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Lilly's relationship ended, but there was much to untangle - her ex was also her business partner, leaving her faced with raising the funds to buy him out.

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“We need the president’s help to untangle the spirits industry, and the greater hospitality industry, from these tariffs. We’re collateral damage.”

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These seemingly unconnected events are all part of a web of international organised crime that police have untangled after a six-year-long investigation.

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