entangle

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.

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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

Imperative

entangle

entangle

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	entangle - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" mire 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" mat, snarl, tangle distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" enmesh, ensnarl, mesh - entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"

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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

2. embroil, involve, complicate, mix up, muddle, implicate, bog down, enmesh Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months.

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entangle

verb

1. To twist together so that separation is difficult:

ensnarl, foul, snarl, tangle.

2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing:

complicate, embarrass, involve, perplex, ravel, snarl, tangle.

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Translations

يَشْبِك

filtre indvikle ind

verwickeln

εμπλέκωμπλέκω

emmêlerempêtrerentortiller

összekuszál

flækja í

impigliareintrappolare

įpainiojimasįsipainiojimasįsipainiotiįsivėlimasįsivelti

iejauktiepītsapīties

filtre seg sammenvikle inn i

dolanmakdolaştırmak

缠住

entangle

[ɪnˈtæŋgl] VT

1. [+ thread etc] → enredar, enmarañar

2. (fig) to become entangled in sth → verse envuelto en algo, enredarse en algo
to get entangled with sb → liarse con algn

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entangle

[ɪnˈtæŋg^əl] vt

(lit) [+ wool, thread] → emmêler, embrouiller

(fig) to entangle o.s. in [+ lies, contradictions] → s'embrouiller dans
see also entangled

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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)

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entangle

[ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt (thread) → impigliare
to become entangled in sth (fig) → rimanere impegolato/a in qc

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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. verstrik, verwikkel يَشْبِك вплитам emaranhar zaplést se verwickeln filtre ind; vikle ind μπλέκωenredar, enmarañar sisse mässima گرفتار کردن؛ گیر انداختن sotkeutua emmêler לְסַבֵּך उलझाना, फंसाना zaplesti, zamrsiti összekuszál melibatkan flækja(st) í impigliare; invischiare もつれさせる 얽히게 하다 į(si)painioti, į(si)velti sapīties; iepīt; iejaukt terperangkap verstrikkenfiltre seg sammen, vikle seg inn i zaplątać نيول، ګيرول، ايسارول، سره تاوول، مغلق كول emaranhar a se încurca запутывать zapliesť sa zaplesti upetljati trassla (snärja) in ทำให้พัวพันในปัญหา dolaştırmak, dolanmak 纏住 заплутувати(ся) پھندے میں پھنسنا ، معاملات میں الجھنا vướng vào 缠住

enˈtanglement noun

verwarring, verwikkeling, verstrikking تَشْبيك، تَعْقيد заплитане complicação spletení; zápletka die Verwicklung sammenfiltring; indvikling μπλέξιμοenredo, lío sissemässimine گرفتاری؛ در هم پیچیدگی suhde enchevêtrement, complicationsסבוך उलझन zaplet, zbrka összekuszálás keterlibatan flækja imbroglio; complicazione もつれ 얽힘 į(si)painiojimas, į(si)vėlimas sapīšanās; nepatikšanas keterlibatan verwikkelingsammenfiltring, forviklingplątanina نيول complicação încurcătură, com­pli­caţie запутанность; затруднение spletenie; zápletka zaplet upetljanost intrasslande, trassel, härva การทำให้ยุ่ง karışıklık, dolaşıklık 糾纏 заплутаність جال ، پھندے میں الجھنے کی کیفیت sự vướng mắc 纠缠

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