1. (

• extricate ,
• untangle ,
• disentangle ,
• disencumber

) release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" ;

2. (

• unravel ,
• unknot ,
• unscramble ,
• untangle ,
• unpick

) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread" ;