disentangle
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgl/ verb [T]Definition
SEPARATE › to separate someone or something that is connected to something else in a complicated way: He disentangled himself from her arms.
STRING/WIRE › to separate things such as pieces of string, hair, or wire that have become twisted together: I tried to disentangle the wires under my desk.
(Definition of disentangle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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