disentangle

Verb

• smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
  • comb your hair before dinner
    
  • comb the wool
    

• separate the tangles of

• free from involvement or entanglement
  • How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?
    

• extricate from entanglement
  • Can you disentangle the cord?
    

• release from entanglement of difficulty
  • I cannot extricate myself from this task
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  comb , comb out , unwind , disinvolve , disembroil , unsnarl , straighten out , extricate , untangle , disencumber
• Antonyms: 
  entangle , tangle , mat , snarl