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detangle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
de-tan-gle
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disentangle, remove tangles from (especially hair).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English tangle English detangle From de- + tangle.

Usage

Inflected Forms

detangles (present, singular) detangling (participle, present) detangled (participle, past) detangled (past)

Derived Forms

detangler

Questions

What does detangle mean?
To disentangle, remove tangles from (especially hair).
Where does detangle come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English tangle English detangle From de- + tangle.

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