entangle

== English == === Alternative forms === entangel [16th C.], intangle [16th–18th CC.] === Etymology === From Middle English entanglen (“to involve [someone] in difficulty”, “to embarrass”). Equivalent to en- +‎ tangle. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/, IPA(key): /ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/, [ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡl̩] (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/, /ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ === Verb === entangle (third-person singular simple present entangles, present participle entangling, simple past and past participle entangled) (transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated. Synonyms: enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl; see also Thesaurus:tangle Antonyms: disentangle, unsnarl; see also Thesaurus:untangle (transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult. Antonym: disentangle (transitive, figuratively) To ensnare. Synonyms: perplex, bewilder, puzzle; see also Thesaurus:confuse Antonyms: disentangle, resolve, unpuzzle; see also Thesaurus:solve (transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder. Synonyms: implicate, involve Antonym: disentangle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== entanglement entangler entangling ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “entangle”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “entangle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === entangel