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en·tan·gle
(ĕn-tăng′gəl)tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles
1. To cause to become twisted together or caught in a snarl or entwining mass: The fishing lines became entangled. His foot was entangled in the wiring.
2. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage: The country found itself entangled in a series of regional conflicts. She wanted to avoid relationships that might entangle her emotions. See Synonyms at catch.
3. Physics To cause (the quantum states of two or more objects) to become correlated in such a way that they remain correlated, even though the objects are separated spatially.
en·tan′gle·ment n.
en·tan′gler n.
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entangle
(ɪnˈtæŋɡəl)vb (tr)
1. to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh
2. to make tangled or twisted; snarl
3. to make complicated; confuse
4. to involve in difficulties; entrap
enˈtangler n
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en•tan•gle
(ɛnˈtæŋ gəl)v.t. -gled, -gling.
1. to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.
2. to involve in or as if in a tangle: to be entangled in intrigue.
3. to involve in difficulties.
[1530–40]
en•tan′gler, n.
en•tan′gling•ly, adv.
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entangle
Past participle: entangled
Gerund: entangling
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| Verb | 1. | entangle - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" |
| 2. |  entangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" |
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entangle
verb
1. tangle, catch, trap, twist, knot, mat, mix up, snag, snarl, snare, jumble, ravel, trammel, enmesh The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.
tangle free, separate, loose, unfold, detach, sever, unravel, disconnect, extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle, untwist, unsnarl
tangle free, separate, loose, unfold, detach, sever, unravel, disconnect, extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle, untwist, unsnarl
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entangle
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Translations
يَشْبِك
filtre indvikle ind
összekuszál
flækja í
įpainiojimasįsipainiojimasįsipainiotiįsivėlimasįsivelti
iejauktiepītsapīties
dolanmakdolaştırmak
entangle
[ɪnˈtæŋgl] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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entangle
vt
(= catch up) → verfangen; to become entangled in something → sich in etw (dat) → verfangen; their feet were entangled in the ropes → sie hatten sich mit den Füßen in den Seilen verfangen
(= get into a tangle) hair → verwirren; wool, thread, ropes → verwickeln, verwirren; to become entangled → sich verwirren, sich verwickeln or verheddern (inf)
(fig, in affair etc) → verwickeln, verstricken (→ in in +acc); he became entangled in his own words → er verhaspelte sich (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
entangle
[ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt (thread) → impigliareto become entangled in sth (fig) → rimanere impegolato/a in qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
entangle
(inˈtӕŋgl) verb to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else. Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.
enˈtanglement nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.