entangle

en·tan·gle  (n-tnggl)

tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles

1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl.

2. To complicate; confuse.

3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. See Synonyms at catch.

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en·tangle·ment n.

en·tangler n.

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entangle

Verb

[-gling, -gled]

1. to catch very firmly in something, such as a net or wire: a fishing line had entangled his legs

2. to involve in a complicated series of problems or difficulties: he entangles himself in contradictions

3. to involve in a troublesome relationship: she kept getting entangled with unsuitable boyfriends

entanglement n

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 << OPPOSITE disentangle

verb 2. embroil, involve, complicate, mix up, muddle, implicate, bog down, enmesh

Translations

entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt [thread etc] → enredar, enmarañar;

to become entangled in sth (fig) → enredarse en algo

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entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt → emmêler, embrouiller;

to become entangled in sth (fig) → se laisser entraîner or empêtrer dans qch

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entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt [+ thread etc] → impigliare;

to become entangled in sth (fig) → rimanere impegolato in qc