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English verb: entangle | |||
| 1. | entangle (stative) entrap | ||
| Samples | Our people should not be mired in the past. | ||
| Synonyms | mire | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | involve | ||
| 2. | entangle (contact) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | ||
| Samples | The child entangled the cord. | ||
| Examples | They entangle their hair | ||
| Synonyms | mat, snarl, tangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distort, twine, twist | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | enmesh, ensnarl, felt, mesh | ||
| Antonyms | unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out | ||
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