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entangle

verb
/ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/UK/ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/US

Etymology

From Middle English entanglen (“to involve [someone] in difficulty”, “to embarrass”). Equivalent to en- + tangle.

  1. inherited from entanglen

Definitions

  1. To tangle up

    To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.

    • The dolphins became entangled in a fishing net.

  2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.

  3. To ensnare.

    • 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; […]
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To involve in difficulties or embarrassments

      To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

      • The story entangles the facts with value judgments.

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Derived

entangleable, entanglon, hydroentangle, interentangle, unentangle

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at entangle. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at entangle. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at entangle

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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