different between unbind vs disentangle

English

Etymology

From Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), from Proto-Germanic *andabindan?, equivalent to un- +? bind. Cognate with Dutch ontbinden, German entbinden, Gothic ???????????????????????????????????? (andbindan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ba?nd/

  Rhymes: -a?nd

Verb

unbind (third-person singular simple present unbinds, present participle unbinding, simple past unbound, past participle unbound or (rare) unbounden)

1. (transitive) To take bindings off.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
3. (computing, transitive) To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.
   • 2013, Douglas Chick, Minecraft Secrets Book Cheat Codes (page 23)

     Unbinds the specified key from a command

Translations

English

Etymology

dis- +? entangle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?s?n?tæ????]

Verb

disentangle (third-person singular simple present disentangles, present participle disentangling, simple past and past participle disentangled)

1. (transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.

   I had to disentangle him from his own shoelaces.

2. (transitive) To unravel; to separate into discrete components or units.
3. (intransitive) To become free or untangled.

Synonyms

• untangle

Related terms

• tangle

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