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To make complex, intricate, or perplexing

complicate
To make or become intricate, difficult, or involved
To twist or become twisted together.

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1. To make or become intricate, difficult, or involved
2. To twist or become twisted together.
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embarrass
To cause to feel self-conscious, confused, and ill at ease; disconcert; fluster
To become flustered, self-conscious, etc.
To cause difficulties to; hinder; impede

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1. To cause to feel self-conscious, confused, and ill at ease; disconcert; fluster
2. To become flustered, self-conscious, etc.
3. To cause difficulties to; hinder; impede
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entangle
To involve in difficulty
To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
To cause to be tangled or confused; complicate

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1. To involve in difficulty
2. To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
3. To cause to be tangled or confused; complicate
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involve
To draw or hold within itself; include
To engage (oneself) in a love affair:
To relate to or affect:

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1. To draw or hold within itself; include
2. To engage (oneself) in a love affair:
3. To relate to or affect:
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perplex
To make confusedly intricate; complicate:
To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.

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1. To make confusedly intricate; complicate:
2. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
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snarl
To speak harshly and sharply, as in anger, impatience, etc.
To utter or give vent to with a snarl
To become tangled or confused.

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1. To speak harshly and sharply, as in anger, impatience, etc.
2. To utter or give vent to with a snarl
3. To become tangled or confused.
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tangle
(Informal) To fight, quarrel, or argue
To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:
To be or become entangled.

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1. (Informal) To fight, quarrel, or argue
2. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:
3. To be or become entangled.
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untwist
To loosen or separate (something twisted) by turning in the opposite direction; unwind.
To turn in the opposite direction so as to loosen or separate; untwine
To become untwisted.

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1. To loosen or separate (something twisted) by turning in the opposite direction; unwind.
2. To turn in the opposite direction so as to loosen or separate; untwine
3. To become untwisted.
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come-apart
Used other than as an idiom: see come,‎ apart.
(Intransitive) to break, separate.

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1. Used other than as an idiom: see come,‎ apart.
2. (Intransitive) to break, separate.
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smooth-out
To make something smooth.
To remove irregularities or imperfections.
(Intransitive) To become smooth.

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1. To make something smooth.
2. To remove irregularities or imperfections.
3. (Intransitive) To become smooth.
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untangle
(By extension) To remove confusion or mystery.
To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.
To free from confusion; clear up; put in order

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1. (By extension) To remove confusion or mystery.
2. To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.
3. To free from confusion; clear up; put in order
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disentangle
To unravel a mystery etc
To get free from a tangle
To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.

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1. To unravel a mystery etc
2. To get free from a tangle
3. To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.
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unsnarl
To free of snarls; disentangle.
To remove or undo a snarl

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1. To free of snarls; disentangle.
2. To remove or undo a snarl
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unbraid
To disentangle the strands of a braid

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1. To disentangle the strands of a braid
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untwine
To separate the twisted strands of:
To become untwined
To disentangle

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1. To separate the twisted strands of:
2. To become untwined
3. To disentangle
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unweave
To undo something woven.

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1. To undo something woven.
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untwist
To loosen or separate (something twisted) by turning in the opposite direction; unwind.
To turn in the opposite direction so as to loosen or separate; untwine
To become untwisted.

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1. To loosen or separate (something twisted) by turning in the opposite direction; unwind.
2. To turn in the opposite direction so as to loosen or separate; untwine
3. To become untwisted.
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unravel
To become unraveled:
To cause to fail or become ruined or unfulfilled:
To fall apart, disintegrate, collapse, etc.

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1. To become unraveled:
2. To cause to fail or become ruined or unfulfilled:
3. To fall apart, disintegrate, collapse, etc.
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fray
To become worn away or tattered along the edges.
To wear away (the edges of fabric, for example) by rubbing.
To strain; chafe:

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1. To become worn away or tattered along the edges.
2. To wear away (the edges of fabric, for example) by rubbing.
3. To strain; chafe:
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make plain
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