verb (used with or without object), dis·en·tan·gled, dis·en·tan·gling.
- to free or become free from entanglement; untangle; extricate (often followed by from).
verb
- to release or become free from entanglement or confusion
- (tr) to unravel or work out
1590s; see dis- + entangle. Related: Disentangled; disentangling.