entangle
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entangle
- /ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ UK
- /ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ UK
- [ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡl̩] UK
- /ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English entanglen (“to involve [someone] in difficulty”, “to embarrass”). Equivalent to en- + tangle.
verb entangles · entangling · entangled · entangel · intangle
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To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
The dolphins became entangled in a fishing net.
Similar: enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, foul, implicate, imply, involve, mat, ravel, snarl, tangle · Opposite: disentangle, unsnarl, feeze, tease out, unravel, untangle
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To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
Opposite: disentangle
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To ensnare.
But when I turn away, / Thou, willing me to stay, / Wooest not, nor vainly wranglest; / But, looking fixedly the while, / All my bounding heart entanglest, / In a golden-netted smile; […]
Similar: perplex, bewilder, puzzle, addle, baffle, vex, lose, embroil, stick, stump, baffound, bamboozle · Opposite: disentangle, resolve, unpuzzle, absolve, decipher, get to the bottom of, iron out, meliorate, cure, puzzle out, ravel, reason out
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To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
The story entangles the facts with value judgments.
Similar: implicate, involve · Opposite: disentangle
Translations
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verb involve in complications
| Español | intrincar |
|---|---|
| Română | a vârî în bucluc, încurca |
verb twist or interweave
| Español | enredar |
|---|---|
| Français | intriquer, empêtrer, tortiller |
| Deutsch | verwickeln |
| Italiano | ingarbugliare, intrigare, confondere |
| Română | zăpăci, încurca |
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