51³Ō¹Ļ

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entangle

[en-tang-guhl]

verb (used with object)

entangled, entangling 
  1. to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.

  2. to involve in or as in a tangle; ensnare; enmesh.

    to be entangled by intrigue.

  3. to involve in difficulties.

  4. to confuse or perplex.

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entangle

/ ÉŖ²Ōˈ³ŁĆ¦Å‹É”ə±ō /

verb

  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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • entangleable adjective
  • entangledly adverb
  • entangledness noun
  • entangler noun
  • entanglingly adverb
  • interentangle verb (used with object)
  • unentangleable adjective
  • unentangled adjective
  • unentangling adjective
  • ±š²Ōˈ³Ł²¹²Ō²µ±ō±š°ł noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of entangle1

First recorded in 1530–40; en- 1 + tangle 1
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Synonym Study

See involve.
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Example Sentences

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In each case, debates over empirical facts have been entangled with identity, religion, economics, and power, creating fault lines that persist across countries and generations.

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When Willis died, the question of what to do with her Willis Wonderland was entangled with how to further cement her legacy.

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Fibre optic drones do have drawbacks – they are slower and the cable could get entangled in trees.

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Their plot to dig holes in their parents’ love garden entangles them in the tendrils of their own blooming feelings.

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It was an apt setting: everywhere you look in Lancaster House, there is evidence of the long, entangled histories of the UK and Europe.

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