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entangled
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entangled as in:  entangled in the branches

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like a fly entangled in a spider web
entangled = caught in
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    The seaweed is entangled in the net.
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    When I break into the clearing, she's on the ground, hopelessly entangled in a net.  (source)
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    Her primary reason for living and my primary reason for living were awfully entangled.  (source)
    entangled = twisted together (connected)
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    The whole group ran for the fence line and made their way over. ... As he pulled his leg up, he became entangled.  (source)
    entangled = caught in (clothes caught on the fence)
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    He squatted in the snow, pulling the twigs out from their entanglement in the brush and feeding directly to the flame.  (source)
    entanglement = the state of being tangled, or twisted together into a confusing mass
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    "All right," said Finny as he disentangled us.  (source)
    disentangled = separated
    standard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in disentangled reverses the meaning of entangled. This is the same pattern as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
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    The men disentangle themselves from each other, climb down from their bunks, and shuffle outside.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in disentangle reverses the meaning of entangle. This is the same pattern as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
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    The wire entanglements are torn to pieces.  (source)
    entanglements = obstacles that can snag people
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    It's hard to run in a Florida woods, where every square foot not occupied by trees is bristling with thigh-high palmetto spears and nets of entangling skunk vine, but I did my best, calling my grandfather's name and sweeping my flashlight everywhere.†  (source)
    entangling = catching in; or twisting together into a confusing mass
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    Like Sinatra, Marilyn is a snare that could easily entangle Kennedy and bring down his presidency.†  (source)
    entangle = caught in; or twisted together into a confusing mass
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    She hugged them tightly before disentangling herself from four arms.†  (source)
    disentangling = removing something that was caught by something else; or separating or smoothing things that were twisted together in a confusing mass
    standard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in disentangling reverses the meaning of entangling. This is the same pattern as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
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    Josh disentangles himself from Kitty and plops down on the couch.†  (source)
    disentangles = removes something that was caught by something else; or separates or smooths things that were twisted together in a confusing mass
    standard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in disentangles reverses the meaning of entangled. This is the same pattern as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
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    Since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.—HEBREWS 12.1-2†  (source)
    entangles = catches in;  or twists together into a confusing mass
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entangled as in:  entangled in local politics

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I don't want to get entangled in their dispute.
entangled = involved with complications or difficulties
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    Passing such an ambiguously worded law will entangle businesses in uncertainty and law suits.
    entangle = involve (with complications and difficulties)
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    entangled by desire, and seduced by pleasure†  (source)
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    Once again, she is entangled with a married man.†
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    Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations...entangling alliances with none.†  (source)
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    Loyalties became hopelessly entangled.  (source)
    entangled = complicated
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    But McCandless never mentioned any romantic entanglements to either Westerberg or Borah.  (source)
    entanglements = deep involvements
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    Now, on the rebound from my calamitous entanglement with the nordwand, I was prepared to lower my sights.  (source)
    entanglement = difficulties
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    And this I know: all these things that now, while we are still in the war, sink down in us like a stone, after the war shall waken again, and then shall begin the disentanglement of life and death.  (source)
    disentanglement = separation
    standard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in disentanglement reverses the meaning of entanglement. This is the same pattern as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
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    Every evil which entangled him was cut to pieces.  (source)
    entangled = was deeply involved with; or created constraining complications or difficulties for
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    Talking to him was largely a matter of getting him away from such subjects and entangling him, if possible, in the technicalities of Newspeak, on which he was authoritative and interesting.  (source)
    entangling = involving
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    Buoyed up, I forgot my usual feeling of routine self-pity when working out, I lost myself, oppressed mind along with aching body; all entanglements were shed, I broke into the clear.  (source)
    entanglements = complications of difficulties
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    He was entangled by his own vanity, with as little excuse of love as possible, and without the smallest inconstancy of mind towards her cousin.  (source)
    entangled = caught up (figuratively)
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