untangle meaning and definition

UNTANGLE verb

Definition of untangle (verb)

1. release from entanglement of difficulty
   • "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
   • synonyms: disencumber, disentangle, extricate
2. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
   • "unravel the thread"
   • synonyms: unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble
   • antonym: knot