untangle
un-tan-gle
verb
To resolve a complicated or confused situation or problem.
"They worked to untangle the legal mess."
verb
To separate threads, hair, or other things that are knotted or twisted.
"She carefully untangled the wool."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: unpick, unscramble, unravel, unknot, disentangle, extricate, disencumber