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   Un·tan·gle

   /ˌənˈtaNGɡ(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. free from a tangled or twisted state: "fishermen untangle their nets" Similar disentangleunravelunsnarlunjumblestraighten outsort outuntwistuntwineuntieunknotundoOpposite tanglejumble
   • ▪ make (something complicated or confusing) easier to understand or deal with: "he knew he'd have to untangle a financial mess and somehow restore investor confidence" Similar solvefind the/an answer toanswerfind a/the solution toresolvework outpuzzle outfathomunderstandfind the key tofind the answer todecipherclear upmake easier to understandmake simplermake plainerclarifymake more comprehensiblemake more intelligibleremove the complexities fromstraighten outsort outget to the bottom ofmake head or tail ofunraveldisentangleunfoldpiece togethersimplifyexplainexpoundelucidateilluminateinformal:figure outsuss outcrackOpposite complicateconfusecloud

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