Associations to the word «Entangle»

Wiktionary

ENTANGLE, verb. To tangle; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make confused and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.
ENTANGLE, verb. To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult; hence, metaphorically, to ensnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers.
ENTANGLE, verb. To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

Dictionary definition

ENTANGLE, verb. Entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past".
ENTANGLE, verb. Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras