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entangle
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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.

en·tangle·ment n.
en·tangler n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.entangle - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
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"
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?"

entangle
Translations
entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt [thread etc] → enredar, enmarañar;
to become entangled in sth (fig) → enredarse en algo

entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vtemmêler, embrouiller;
to become entangled in sth (fig) → se laisser entraîner or empêtrer dans qch

entangle [ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt [+ thread etc] → impigliare;
to become entangled in sth (fig) → rimanere impegolato in qc

entangle
v entangle [inˈtӕŋgl]
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 zaplést se filtre ind; vikle ind verwickeln μπλέκω enredar, enmarañar sisse mässima گرفتار کردن؛ گیر انداختن kietoa, kietoutua 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 verstrikken filtre seg sammen, vikle seg inn i zaplątać emaranhar a se încurca запутывать(ся) zapliesť sa zaplesti upetljati trassla (snärja) in ทำให้พัวพันในปัญหา dolaştırmak, dolanmak 纏住 заплутувати(ся) پھندے میں پھنسنا ، معاملات میں الجھنا vướng vào
n enˈtanglement
verwarring, verwikkeling, verstrikking تَشْبيك، تَعْقيد заплитане spletení; zápletka sammenfiltring; indvikling die Verwicklung μπλέξιμο enredo, lío sissemässimine گرفتاری؛ در هم پیچیدگی kietominen, sotku enchevêtrement, complications סִבּוּך उलझन zaplet, zbrka összekuszálás keterlibatan flækja imbroglio; complicazione もつれ 얽힘, 분규 į(si)painiojimas, į(si)vėlimas sapīšanās; nepatikšanas keterlibatan verwikkeling sammenfiltring, forvikling plątanina 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


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