Home › Words › D › disintricatedisintricate/dɪˈsɪntɹɪkeɪt/disintricate means to disentangle.disintricate is pronounced /dɪˈsɪntɹɪkeɪt/.EtymologyFrom dis- + intricate.verbTo disentangle.e.g.“to disintricate the question” — 1852, William Hamilton, Discussions on Philosophy and Literature, Education and University Reform:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.extricate 73% match — To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle. vs disintricate →disentangling 71% match — A disentanglement. vs disintricate →disentangle 71% match — To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot. vs disintricate →disenvelop 68% match — To unwrap or disentangle. vs disintricate →entangle 68% match — To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated. vs disintricate →unentangle 68% match — To reverse the process of entanglement vs disintricate →disentwine 68% match — To free (someone or something) from being entwined or twisted; to untwine. vs disintricate →intertangle 68% match — To entangle; to intertwine. vs disintricate →