verb
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to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh
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to make tangled or twisted; snarl
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to make complicated; confuse
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to involve in difficulties; entrap
Related Words
See involve.
Other Word Forms
- entangleable adjective
- entangledly adverb
- entangledness noun
- entangler noun
- entanglingly adverb
- interentangle verb (used with object)
- unentangleable adjective
- unentangled adjective
- unentangling adjective
Etymology
Origin of entangle
Example Sentences
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One dot emits a single photon and the other generates an entangled photon pair.
From Science Daily
For tens of thousands of years, our human story and that of our dogs has been entangled.
From BBC
To create high-performance quantum networks, researchers must entangle atoms and maintain that entanglement as signals travel through fiber cables.
From Science Daily
These arrests come as sports organizations grapple with a bleak new reality that has emerged since states began legalizing sports betting in 2018: Players at all levels are becoming entangled in betting schemes.
From MarketWatch
As Mia grapples with the shock of her sister's death, she becomes entangled in the small town's web of secrets and lies.
From BBC
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