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in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies Recent Examples on the Web The roots of interactive fiction are entangled with the roots of the computing industry.
be entangled in/with The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishing nets. entangled in/with something/someone involved with something or someone in a way that makes it difficult to escape :
Literally, fools entangle affairs and circumstances, and require "wise men" to assist them out of their troubles. From Project Gutenberg. The Pharisees, always captious and controversial, sought to entangle the Savior in a discussion on the subject of divorce. From Project Gutenberg.
If you become entangled in problems or difficulties, you become involved in problems or difficulties from which it is hard to escape. This case was bound to get entangled in international politics. American English : entangled / ɪnˈtæŋgəld /
To entangle is to snarl, intertwine with, or get caught in. Too often, dolphins entangle themselves in large fishing nets meant to catch tuna or swordfish. If you mean to trip your brother, you can entangle your leg around his, and when long-haired people don't brush it for days, it will snarl and entangle itself.
Synonyms: tangle, catch, trap, twist More Synonyms of entangle. 2. verb. If something entangles you in problems or difficulties, it causes you to become involved in problems or difficulties from which it is hard to escape. Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months.
verb [ T usually passive ] us / ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡ ə l / uk / ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡ ə l /. Add to word list Add to word list. to cause something to become caught in something such as a net or ropes: be entangled in/with The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishing nets. entangled in/with something/someone.
