untangle

About 0.23 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To remove tangles or knots from.

   With gentle combing, untangle your hair.

2. verb To remove confusion or mystery from.

   It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.

Similar words

unravel disentangle extricate unpick disencumber unscramble unknot dispel disband dissolve

Often followed by

the this it them a and his these her

Word family

untangled untangles untangling