Meaning of ENTANGLE
| Pronunciation: | | en'tanggul
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- [v] twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
- [v] entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
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| | Synonyms: | | mat, mire, snarl, tangle |
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| | Antonyms: | | disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl | | |
| | See Also: | | distort, enmesh, ensnarl, felt, involve, mesh, twine, twist | |
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| | Definition: | | \En*tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entangled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Entangling}.]
1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be
easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and
intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.
2. 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. ``Entangling
alliances.'' --Washington.
The difficulties that perplex men's thoughts and
entangle their understandings. --Locke.
Allowing her to entangle herself with a person whose
future was so uncertain. --Froude.
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