En-tāṅ'gle, v. t.
(en-tāng'gl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. ENTANGLED; p. pr. & vb. n. ENTANGLING.] [Prefix en and tangle, q. v.]
Sense 1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; as, thread, yarn, or ropes, may be entangled; to entangle the hair.
Sense 2. To involve in complications; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers.
We must take care not to get entangled too far among the anecdotes. Jeffrey.
Sense 3. To involve so as to render extrication difficult; to perplex; to embarrass; to puzzle; to bewilder. “Entangling alliances.” Washington.
The difficulties that perplex men's thoughts and entangle their understandings. Locke.