"entangle" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ [UK], /ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ [UK], [ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡl̩] [UK], /ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ [General-American], /ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entangle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: entangles [present, singular, third-person], entangling [participle, present], entangled [participle, past], entangled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English entanglen (“to involve [someone] in difficulty”, “to embarrass”). Equivalent to en- + tangle. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|entanglen||to involve 􂀿someone􂁀 in difficulty”, “to embarrass}} Middle English entanglen (“to involve [someone] in difficulty”, “to embarrass”), {{prefix|en|en|tangle|nocat=yes}} en- + tangle Head templates: {{en-verb}} entangle (third-person singular simple present entangles, present participle entangling, simple past and past participle entangled)
  1. (transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated. Tags: transitive Translations (twist or interweave): вплитам (vplitam) (Bulgarian), zaplést (Czech), indvikle (Danish), verwarren (Dutch), verknopen (Dutch), verstrengelen (Dutch), kietoa (Finnish), intriquer (French), empêtrer (French), tortiller (French), enredar (Galician), ensarillar (Galician), embrollar (Galician), verwickeln (German), ingarbugliare (Italian), intrigare (Italian), confondere (Italian), obrētiō (Latin), rore (Maori), innvikle (Norwegian), zăpăci (Romanian), încurca (Romanian), amail (Scottish Gaelic), zamotať (Slovak), zapliesť (Slovak), enredar (Spanish), dolanmak (Turkish), takılmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-entangle-en-verb-ZXoXa-Nu Disambiguation of 'twist or interweave': 90 2 5 3
  2. (transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-entangle-en-verb-pf1~48Ov
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To ensnare. Tags: figuratively, transitive Synonyms: perplex, bewilder, puzzle
    Sense id: en-entangle-en-verb-t4biL-uK
  4. (transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder. Tags: transitive Translations (involve in difficulties): qatmaq (Azerbaijani), qarışdırmaq (Azerbaijani), qoşmaq (Azerbaijani), calamaq (Azerbaijani), kietoa (Finnish), sotkea (Finnish), enredar (Galician), ensarillar (Galician), embrollar (Galician), įpainioti (Lithuanian), rore (Maori), încurca (Romanian), amail (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-entangle-en-verb-GfFwywmt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 31 44 Disambiguation of 'involve in difficulties': 3 19 12 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: entangel [16th C.], intangle [16th–18th CC.] Related terms: entanglement, entangler, entangling Translations (involve in complications): enredar (Catalan), zapříst [perfective] (Czech), zaplést [perfective] (Czech), forvikle (Danish), verstrikken (Dutch), verwikkelen (Dutch), kietoa (Finnish), sotkea (Finnish), enredar (Galician), ensarillar (Galician), embrollar (Galician), illaqueō (Latin), įpainioti (Lithuanian), a vârî în bucluc (Romanian), încurca (Romanian), amail (Scottish Gaelic), popliesť (Slovak), dopliesť (Slovak)
Disambiguation of 'involve in complications': 6 43 13 38

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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "entanglement"
    },
    {
      "word": "entangler"
    },
    {
      "word": "entangling"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The dolphins became entangled in a fishing net.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tangle up",
          "tangle up"
        ],
        [
          "twist",
          "twist"
        ],
        [
          "interweave",
          "interweave"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "involve",
          "involve"
        ],
        [
          "complication",
          "complication"
        ],
        [
          "extrication",
          "extrication"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ensnare."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ensnare",
          "ensnare"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, figuratively) To ensnare."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "perplex"
        },
        {
          "word": "bewilder"
        },
        {
          "word": "puzzle"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "difficulties",
          "difficulty"
        ],
        [
          "embarrassment",
          "embarrassment"
        ],
        [
          "embarrass",
          "embarrass"
        ],
        [
          "puzzle",
          "puzzle"
        ],
        [
          "distract",
          "distract"
        ],
        [
          "adverse",
          "adverse"
        ],
        [
          "hamper",
          "hamper"
        ],
        [
          "bewilder",
          "bewilder"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/72/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-entangle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-entangle.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "entangel [16th C.]"
    },
    {
      "word": "intangle [16th–18th CC.]"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vplitam",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "вплитам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "zaplést"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "indvikle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "verwarren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "verknopen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "verstrengelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "kietoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "intriquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "empêtrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "tortiller"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "enredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "ensarillar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "embrollar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "verwickeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "ingarbugliare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "intrigare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "confondere"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "obrētiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "rore"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "innvikle"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "zăpăci"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "încurca"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "amail"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "zamotať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "zapliesť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "enredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "dolanmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "takılmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "enredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zapříst"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaplést"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "forvikle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "verstrikken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "verwikkelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "kietoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "sotkea"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "enredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "ensarillar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "embrollar"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "illaqueō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "įpainioti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "a vârî în bucluc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "încurca"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "amail"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "popliesť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "dopliesť"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "qatmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "qarışdırmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "qoşmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "calamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "kietoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "sotkea"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "enredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "ensarillar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "embrollar"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "įpainioti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "rore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "încurca"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "amail"
    }
  ],
  "word": "entangle"
}

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