"entangle" meaning in English

See entangle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ [UK], /ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ [UK], [ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡl̩] [UK], /ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entangle.wav 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), enmarañar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-entangle-en-verb-GfFwywmt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 26 4 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 13 7 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 17 6 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 23 5 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 8 19 12 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 19 12 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 18 12 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 20 11 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 15 8 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 20 12 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 18 12 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 22 11 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 18 12 62 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 19 12 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 19 9 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 19 9 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 8 19 12 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 16 11 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 8 18 12 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 18 12 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 14 17 12 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 8 19 12 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 19 9 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 18 11 62 Disambiguation of 'involve in difficulties': 3 19 4 75
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), intrincar (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'involve in complications': 6 46 7 41

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ensarillar"
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      "word": "embrollar"
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      "word": "a vârî în bucluc"
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      "word": "amail"
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    "Terms with Galician translations",
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    "Terms with Italian translations",
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      "word": "entangling"
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          "text": "But when I turn away, / Thou, willing me to stay, / Wooest not, nor vainly wranglest; / But, looking fixedly the while, / All my bounding heart entanglest, / In a golden-netted smile; […]",
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      "word": "entangel [16th C.]"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vplitam",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "вплитам"
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      "code": "da",
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      "word": "indvikle"
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      "word": "verwarren"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "word": "verknopen"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "verstrengelen"
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      "sense": "twist or interweave",
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      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "intriquer"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "empêtrer"
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      "sense": "twist or interweave",
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
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      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "ensarillar"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "embrollar"
    },
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      "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"
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    {
      "code": "la",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "încurca"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "amail"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "zamotať"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "zapliesť"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "enredar"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "dolanmak"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "twist or interweave",
      "word": "takılmak"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "enredar"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "involve in complications",
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      "sense": "involve in complications",
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "forvikle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "verstrikken"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "verwikkelen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "kietoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "sotkea"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "enredar"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "ensarillar"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "embrollar"
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    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "illaqueō"
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "įpainioti"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "a vârî în bucluc"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "încurca"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "amail"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "popliesť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "dopliesť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "involve in complications",
      "word": "intrincar"
    },
    {
      "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"
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "calamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "kietoa"
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "embrollar"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "įpainioti"
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    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "involve in difficulties",
      "word": "enmarañar"
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  ],
  "word": "entangle"
}

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