disentwine

American  

[dis-en-twahyn] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈtwaɪn /

verb (used with or without object)

disentwined, disentwining

1. to bring or come out of an entwined or intertwined state; untwine.

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disentwine British  

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈtwaɪn /

verb

1. to become or cause to become untwined; unwind

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Etymology

Origin of disentwine

First recorded in 1805–15; dis- ¹ + entwine

Example Sentences

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disentwine

But I try to disentwine my inclination for conspiracy and paranoia in artwork from its general lack of not only usefulness but interest in everyday life, where it’s actually a way of shutting possibilities down.

From Salon ● May 31, 2012

So thoroughly have the high-minded elements been mixed with the tawdry ones that it may take us forever to disentwine them.

From Time Magazine Archive

And to disentangle and disentwine them became at last the point of honour to him.

From The Literary Sense by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

Swear an oath on my lip to let none disentwine The life that here fawns to give warmth to thy feet.

From Poems — Volume 1 by Meredith, George

It is a thread of pure white light that one might disentwine from the tumultuary richness of Goethe's nature.

From Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays by Pater, Walter