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un⋅rav⋅el

  [uhn-rav-uhl] verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling.
Use unravel in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1595–1605; un- 2 + ravel

Related forms:
un⋅rav⋅el⋅er; especially British, un⋅rav⋅el⋅ler, noun
un⋅rav⋅el⋅ment, noun
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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.

    1. To undo or ravel the knitted fabric of.

    2. To separate (entangled threads).

  2. To separate and clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve. See Synonyms at solve.

v.   intr.
To become unraveled.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unravel 
1603, from un- (2) + ravel.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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