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entangle (verb)

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  • entangle — ► VERB (usu. be entangled in/with) 1) cause to become tangled. 2) involve in complicated circumstances. DERIVATIVES entanglement noun …   English terms dictionary

  • entangle — verb a) To tangle; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make confused and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair. b) To involve in such complications as to render …   Wiktionary

  • entangle — verb (usu. be entangled in/with) 1》 make tangled. 2》 involve in complicated circumstances. Derivatives entanglement noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • entangle — verb (transitive always + adv/prep) to make something become twisted or caught in a rope, net etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • entangle — verb 1) their parachutes became entangled Syn: twist, intertwine, entwine, tangle, ravel, snarl, knot, coil, mat 2) the fish are easily entangled in fine nets Syn: catch, capture, tr …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • entangle — [[t]ɪntæ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] entangles, entangling, entangled 1) VERB If one thing entangles itself with another, the two things become caught together very tightly. [V n with/in n] The blade of the oar had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.… …   English dictionary

  • entangle — UK [ɪnˈtæŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms entangle : present tense I/you/we/they entangle he/she/it entangles present participle entangling past tense entangled past participle entangled 1) to twist someone or something up in something… …   English dictionary

  • entangle — en|tan|gle [ ın tæŋgl ] verb transitive 1. ) to involve someone in a difficult or complicated situation that is hard to escape from: The policy would entangle the nation in conflicts that could easily lead to war. 2. ) to twist something up in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • entangle — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French entangler more at tangle Date: 15th century 1. a. to wrap or twist together ; interweave b. ensnare 2. a. to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation < became entangled …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • entangle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. tangle, ravel, mesh, entrap, mat, ensnare, inveigle, twist, snarl; perplex, involve, embroil, embarrass. See difficulty, disorder. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ensnare, entrap, trap, snare, involve,… …   English dictionary for students

  • entangle — /ɛnˈtæŋgəl / (say en tangguhl), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (entangled, entangling) 1. (usually used in the passive) to make tangled; complicate. 2. to involve in anything like a tangle; ensnare; enmesh. 3. to involve in difficulties; embarrass;… …  

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