Untangle vs. Detangle
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Difference Between Untangle and Detangle
Untangleverb
(transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.
With gentle combing, untangle your hair.Detangleverb
(transitive) To disentangle, remove tangles from (especially hair).
Untangleverb
To remove confusion or mystery from.
It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.Untangleverb
release from entanglement of difficulty;
I cannot extricate myself from this taskUntangleverb
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of;
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