Entangle

v. t.	1.	To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair. [imp. & p. p. Entangled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entangling .]
	2.	To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers. The difficulties that perplex men's thoughts and entangle their understandings. - Locke. Allowing her to entangle herself with a person whose future was so uncertain. - Froude.

Verb	1.	entangle - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" Synonyms: mire
	2.	entangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" Synonyms: mat, snarl, tangle Antonyms: unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"

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