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entangle

[ en-tang-guhl ]

verb (used with object)

entangled, entangling.
  1. to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.
  2. to involve in or as in a tangle; ensnare; enmesh:

    to be entangled by intrigue.

  3. to involve in difficulties.
  4. to confuse or perplex.

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entangle

/ ɪˈæŋɡə /

verb

  1. to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh
  2. to make tangled or twisted; snarl
  3. to make complicated; confuse
  4. to involve in difficulties; entrap
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲԲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٲg·· adjective
  • ·ٲg· adverb
  • ·ٲg·Ա noun
  • ·ٲg noun
  • ·ٲgԲ· adverb
  • t··ٲg verb (used with object) interentangled interentangling
  • un·ٲg·· adjective
  • ܲe·ٲg adjective
  • ܲe·ٲgԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entangle1

First recorded in 1530–40; en- 1 + tangle 1
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Synonym Study

See involve.
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Example Sentences

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As in most every such show, there is at its center a couple — quantum entangled, their spooky action expressed sometimes at a distance, sometimes clinch-close.

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Such marks are typically seen if a whale is struck by a boat, bitten by a shark or entangled in fishing gear.

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A federal grand jury indictment returned this week against accused gang leader Eugene “Big U” Henley revealed new details about the reach of his alleged “mafia-like organization” and the celebrities who were entangled in it.

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As a result, many investors find themselves entangled in complex legal disputes or left with assets worth far less than they were led to believe.

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The security of Europe has become entangled in the battle between two polarised and mutually antagonistic visions of what the United States stands for.

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