(~s, untangling, ~d)
1.
If you ~ something that is knotted or has become twisted around something, you undo the knots in it or free it.
He was found desperately trying to ~ several reels of film.
...a light, non-sticky mousse which ~s hair and adds brilliant shine.
VERB: V n, V n
2.
If you ~ a confused or complicated situation, you make the different things involved clear, or put the situation right.
Lawyers and accountants began trying to ~ the complex affairs of the bank...
= disentangle
VERB: V n