disentangle
verb (used with or without object)
to free or become free from entanglement; untangle; extricate (often followed byfrom ).
disentangled
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past participleof disentangle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disentangle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disentangleverb (used with or without object)to free or become free from entanglement; untangle; extricate (often followed byfrom ).
Example Sentences
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Start with the claim that the tumor-shrinking effects of RP1 could not be disentangled from that of another immunotherapy that patients were taking concurrently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
We will now learn whether Sir Keir's decision-making can really be disentangled from McSweeney's in this way.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Lauren Krasnoff, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Miami chapter, said Fortson’s race cannot be disentangled from discussion of the case when invoking the castle doctrine and Stand Your Ground.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
No studies have disentangled the impact of these two possibilities, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
TMa aha gripped with toe fury of hysteria, but he patiently disentangled her without minding the stabs.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
