Definition of entangle

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Entangle (v. t.) To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers..

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Involution :: Involution (n.) The state of being entangled or involved; complication; entanglement.
Elaqueate :: Elaqueate (v. t.) To disentangle.
Ensnarl :: Ensnarl (v. t.) To entangle.
Perplexed :: Perplexed (a.) Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious..
Snare :: Snare (n.) A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin..
Inextricable :: Inextricable (a.) Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion..
Evolve :: Evolve (v. t.) To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe.
Befoul :: Befoul (a.) To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Afoul :: Afoul (adv. & a.) In collision; entangled.
Clear :: Clear (v. i.) To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free..
Entangled :: Entangled (imp. & p. p.) of Entangl.
Card :: Card (v. t.) To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse..
Red :: Red (v. t.) To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to red up a house..
Immersed :: Immersed (p. p. & a.) Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out..
Coil :: Coil (n.) Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity.
Disentangle :: Disentangle (v. t.) To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement; to straighten out; as, to disentangle a skein of yarn..
Ravel :: Ravel (v. i.) To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy.
Resolve :: Resolve (v. i.) To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as, to resolve a riddle..
Simple :: Simple (a.) Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks..
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