"detangle" meaning in All languages combined

See detangle on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: detangles [present, singular, third-person], detangling [participle, present], detangled [participle, past], detangled [past]
Etymology: de- + tangle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|tangle}} de- + tangle Head templates: {{en-verb}} detangle (third-person singular simple present detangles, present participle detangling, simple past and past participle detangled)
  1. (transitive) To disentangle, remove tangles from (especially hair). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Hair Derived forms: detangler

Inflected forms

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