dis ‧ en ‧ tan ‧ gle /ˌdɪsənˈtæŋɡ ə l, ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡ ə l/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to separate different ideas or pieces of information that have become confused together:
It’s very difficult to disentangle fact from fiction in what she’s saying.
2 . disentangle yourself (from somebody/something) to escape from a difficult situation that you are involved in:
She had just disentangled herself from a long relationship.
3 . to remove knots from ropes, strings etc that have become twisted or tied together
4 . to separate something from the things that are twisted around it