comb-out

(noun) the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb. Synonyms: teasing.

(noun) the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people. Example: "The department got a good comb-out."

(verb) remove unwanted elements. Synonyms: weed out, comb out. Examples: "The company weeded out the incompetent people." "The new law weeds out the old inequities."

(verb) smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb. Synonyms: comb, comb out, disentangle. Examples: "Comb your hair before dinner." "Comb the wool."