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untangle

verb
  1. To remove tangles or knots from.

    "With gentle combing, untangle your hair."

  2. (by extension) To remove confusion or mystery from.

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

Synonymsdisentangle
Antonymstangle

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