Home › Words › B › betanglebetanglebetangle means to tangle around or about, entwine, encumber.EtymologyFrom be- (“around, about”) + tangle.verbTo tangle around or about, entwine, encumber.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.entangle 77% match — To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated. vs betangle →atangle 76% match — In a tangled condition; mixed confusedly together. vs betangle →embrangle 74% match — To embroil. vs betangle →betanglement 73% match — Synonym of entanglement (“tangling process; tangled condition”) vs betangle →intertangle 73% match — To entangle; to intertwine. vs betangle →bedangle 72% match — to dangle vs betangle →tangly 72% match — Entangled; intricate. vs betangle →entangled 70% match — Tangled or twisted together. vs betangle →