entangle (Meaning)
entangle (v)
entrap
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
entangle (v. t.)
To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.
To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers.
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entangle Sentence Examples
- The intricate branches of the old oak tree were entangled with each other, creating a natural canopy.
- In the dense jungle, vines and creepers entangled themselves around the trees, forming a verdant labyrinth.
- The two hikers found themselves entangled in a thorny thicket, struggling to free themselves.
- The fisherman's line became entangled around a submerged rock, causing him to lose his catch.
- The threads of the old sweater were hopelessly entangled, making it impossible to repair.
- The couple's lives became entangled when they fell in love, their destinies intertwined.
- The financial crisis entangled the global economy, leading to widespread recession.
- The legal battle entangled the two parties in a complex web of lawsuits and appeals.
- The scientist's research entangled him in a web of ethical dilemmas and moral questions.
- The dancer's graceful movements entangled the audience in a spell of mesmerized wonder.
FAQs About the word entangle
entrap, twist together or entwine into a confusing massTo twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and int
knot, tangle, intertwine, interlace, interweave, weave, jumble,snarl, entwine, intertwist
untangle, unsnarl, untwist, untangle, unravel, unsnarl, disentangle, unravel,disentangle, untwist
The intricate branches of the old oak tree were entangled with each other, creating a natural canopy.
In the dense jungle, vines and creepers entangled themselves around the trees, forming a verdant labyrinth.
The two hikers found themselves entangled in a thorny thicket, struggling to free themselves.
The fisherman's line became entangled around a submerged rock, causing him to lose his catch.
