démêler

Definitions of démêler
  1. verb
    undo the ties of
    synonyms: déboutonner, délier, dénouer
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    antonyms:
    attacher, lier
    fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
    type of:
    déboutonner, dénouer, détacher, réparer
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  2. verb
    disentangle
    synonyms: dénouer, effiler
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    antonyms:
    embrouiller, emmêler
    tangle or complicate
    type of:
    débrouiller
    extricate from entanglement
  3. verb
    separate the tangles of
    synonyms: débrouiller
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    types:
    dérouler
    unwind or untwist
    type of:
    déboutonner, dénouer, détacher, réparer
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  4. verb
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
    synonyms: débrouiller
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    antonyms:
    embrouiller, emmêler
    tangle or complicate
    type of:
    déboutonner, dénouer, détacher, réparer
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  5. verb
    extricate from entanglement
    synonyms: débrouiller
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    antonyms:
    emmêler, empêtrer
    twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
    types:
    dénouer, effiler
    disentangle
    type of:
    ranger
    bring order to or into
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