/ ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgl; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
disentangle sth (from sth) to separate different arguments, ideas, etc. that have become confused :
It's not easy to disentangle the truth from the official statistics.
2.
disentangle sth/sb (from sth) to free sb/sth from sth that has become wrapped or twisted around it or them :
He tried to disentangle his fingers from her hair.
( figurative )
She has just disentangled herself from a painful relationship.
3.
to get rid of the twists and knots in sth :
He was sitting on the deck disentangling a coil of rope.
—compare entangle