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entangle

en·tangle

UK/ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ US/ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ uncommon

verb

1.

entrap

  • “Our people should not be mired in the past”
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2.

twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

  • “The child entangled the cord”
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Origin

From Middle English entanglen (“to involve [someone] in difficulty”, “to embarrass”). Equivalent to en- + tangle.

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