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un⋅rav⋅el
[uhn-rav-uh
l] 
verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.). |
| 2. | to free from complication or difficulty; make plain or clear; solve: to unravel a situation; to unravel a mystery. |
| 3. | Informal. to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement). |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to become unraveled. |
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| un·rav·el (ŭn-rāv'əl) v. un·rav·eled or un·rav·elled, un·rav·el·ing or un·rav·el·ling, un·rav·els v. tr.
To become unraveled. |
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Unravel
Un*rav"el\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking. 2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot. 3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." --Dryden.Unravel
Un*rav"el\, v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : unravel
Spanish:
desenmarañar, desenredar,
German:
entwirren,
Japanese:
ときほぐす
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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