entangle

[ en-tang-guhl ]

/ ɛnˈtæŋ gəl /

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verb (used with object), en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling.

to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.

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

to involve in difficulties.

to confuse or perplex.

OTHER WORDS FOR entangle

4 bewilder.

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Origin of entangle

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

synonym study for entangle

3. See involve.

OTHER WORDS FROM entangle

en·tan·gle·a·ble, adjectiveen·tan·gled·ly, adverben·tan·gled·ness, nounen·tan·gler, noun

en·tan·gling·ly, adverbin·ter·en·tan·gle, verb (used with object), in·ter·en·tan·gled, in·ter·en·tan·gling.un·en·tan·gle·a·ble, adjectiveun·en·tan·gled, adjectiveun·en·tan·gling, adjective

Words nearby entangle

entail, entailed, entailment, entameba, entamoeba, entangle, entanglement, entangling alliances with none, entasis, Entebbe, entelechy

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How to use entangle in a sentence

With hundreds of species entangled on them—consuming, eliminating, extracting, and synthesizing matter—these bacterial lawns, like the Ligurian pastures, have the characteristic of an undulating meadow in the spring, inside of us.
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Make a bolaTechnically the bola is an impact weapon, but its other great feature is its ability to entangle a target.
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The researchers then split these entangled photon pairs up into multiple channels based on their wavelength before combining, or multiplexing, them and transmitting them over a single fiber optic cable.
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The researchers used a single source of photon pairs that had been entangled, which means their quantum states are intrinsically linked and any change or measurement of one is mirrored in the other.
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Then there’s the trope of the crossdressing hero getting entangled in a sexually confusing romance, a plot that’s been used to inject queerness into stories since Shakespeare and beyond.
Toward a queer Disney canon|Emily VanDerWerff|September 4, 2020|Vox
We entangle them in a web of fear, of helplessness and anguish.
Introducing Tzipi Livni to the Occupation|Avner Gvaryahu|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
From there, the desires of each character entangle, leaving all of them unsatisfied.
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He was visited by persons of all classes, who, taking their cue from the New Testament, strove to entangle him in his talk.
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Literally, fools entangle affairs and circumstances, and require "wise men" to assist them out of their troubles.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
The Pharisees, always captious and controversial, sought to entangle the Savior in a discussion on the subject of divorce.
The Testimony of the Bible Concerning the Assumptions of Destructive Criticism|S. E. Wishard
You see these people entangle themselves in their own sophisms, because they do not know what demonstration means.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
The Pharisees have found it of no avail to confront their enemy; but they may still be able to entangle Him.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew|John Monro Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for entangle

entangle

/ (ɪnˈtæŋɡəl) /

verb (tr)

to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh

to make tangled or twisted; snarl

to make complicated; confuse

to involve in difficulties; entrap

Derived forms of entangle

entangler, noun

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