tease apart

/tiz əˌpɑrt/
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Other forms: teasing apart; teased apart; teases apart

Definitions of tease apart
  1. verb
    disentangle and raise the fibers of
    synonyms: loosen, tease
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    type of:
    disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl
    extricate from entanglement
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