What does untangle mean?

Definitions for untangle
ʌnˈtæŋ gəlun·tan·gle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumberverb

    release from entanglement of difficulty

    "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

  2. unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpickverb

    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

    "unravel the thread"

Wiktionary

  1. untangleverb

    To remove tangles or knots.

    With gentle combing, untangle your hair.

  2. untangleverb

    (by extension) To remove confusion or mystery.

    It took awhile, but he finally untangled the problem.

  3. Etymology: From un- + tangle

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Untangleverb

    To loose from intricacy or convolution.

    O time, thou must untangle this, not I;
    It is too hard a knot for me t’untie. William Shakespeare.

    This is that very Mab,
    That cakes the elflocks, in foul, sluttish hairs,
    Which, once untangl’d, much misfortune bodes. William Shakespeare.

    I’ll give thee up my bow and dart;
    Untangle but this cruel chain,
    And freely let me fly again. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPT

  1. untangle

    Untangle is a verb which typically means to free from a tangled or confused state or condition. It can be used to refer to unraveling or sorting out something like threads, wires, or any type of complexity such as difficult problems or complicated situations. In other words, it refers to the process of making something that was previously in a state of confusion or complication more clear and understandable.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Untangleverb

    to loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread

Wikidata

  1. Untangle

    Untangle is a privately held company based in Sunnyvale, California, which produces and supports the software and hardware versions of the Untangle firewall UTM networking application. Untangle is used by over 30,000 organizations worldwide.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Untangle

    un-tang′gl, v.t. to disentangle.

CrunchBase

  1. Untangle

    Untangle, a network software and appliance company, provides a new breed of multi-function firewall and Internet management applications that are optimized for the unique needs of smaller organizations. With a free multi-function firewall at its core and a suite of complementary Internet management applications, Untangle's superior solutions are available at the lowest upfront cost and are easy-to-deploy and manage. Untangle's proven network software solutions are installed in over 30,000 organizations, protecting more than 2 million people and their computers. With its try-before-you-buy approach, Untangle enables organizations to take control of their network within minutes and at no risk. Untangle is located in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit untangle.com or call (866) 233-2296.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of untangle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of untangle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of untangle in a Sentence

  1. Matteo Chinazzi:

    The initial introduction of the virus in the U.S. coincided with the peak of theflu season, so the symptoms you had, it would be difficult to untangle with flu.

  2. Alan Howard:

    Qi helps untangle complex markets and identify what is driving asset prices. I can see many applications for Qi's technology and am pleased to support them in their expansion.

  3. Candace Rondeaux:

    One tends to think that Putin is this diabolical man who controls all the things inside and outside of the Kremlin. That’s kind of true. He definitely has a lot of power over state agencies. He has a lot of power over business enterprises throughout the country and therefore the wealth of the country, but there’s something deeper here. Russia’s oligarchy, its mafia class and its security class have started to fuse to the point where you cannot untangle them from each other and they need each other.

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