From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishuntangleun‧tan‧gle /ˌʌnˈtæŋɡəl/ verb [transitive] 1 MIX#to separate pieces of string, wire etc that are twisted together2 COMPLICATED#to make something less complicated The research attempts to untangle some of these issues.→ See Verb table
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untangle• They're trying to untangle a snarl-up in editing.• And he lacked the equipment with which to untangle an immensely complex jealousy.• As the creator of the software, it has a leg up in figuring out how to untangle it.• I sorted the orange nylon lines out and did some tying, untangling line from line, knot from knot.• Firemen eventually managed to untangle the frightened child from the bars by prising them apart.• Robin Penfold untangles this intricate £500 million business. 