entangle

[ en-tang-guhl ]
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verb (used with object),en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling.
  1. to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.

  2. to involve in or as in a tangle; ensnare; enmesh: to be entangled by intrigue.

  1. to involve in difficulties.

  2. to confuse or perplex.

Origin of entangle

1
First recorded in 1530–40; en-1 + tangle1

synonym study For entangle

3. See involve.

Other words for entangle

Other words from entangle

  • en·tan·gle·a·ble, adjective
  • en·tan·gled·ly, adverb
  • en·tan·gled·ness, noun
  • en·tan·gler, noun
  • en·tan·gling·ly, adverb
  • in·ter·en·tan·gle, verb (used with object), in·ter·en·tan·gled, in·ter·en·tan·gling.
  • un·en·tan·gle·a·ble, adjective
  • un·en·tan·gled, adjective
  • un·en·tan·gling, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for entangle

entangle

/ (ɪnˈtæŋɡəl) /


verb(tr)
  1. to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh

  2. to make tangled or twisted; snarl

  1. to make complicated; confuse

  2. to involve in difficulties; entrap

Derived forms of entangle

  • entangler, noun

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