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unravel
[
uhn-
rav
-
uh
l
]
Example Sentences
Origin
un·rav·el
/
ʌnˈræv
əl
/
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[
uhn-
rav
-
uh
l
]
Show IPA
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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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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Example Sentences
Soon after arriving, the promises made and the perceptions presented at the interview began to
unravel
.
Any reverse could
unravel
the political system they have created.
If that happens, the forest's ecology will begin to
unravel
.
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Soon after arriving, the promises made and the perceptions presented at the interview began to
unravel
.
Any reverse could
unravel
the political system they have created.
If that happens, the forest's ecology will begin to
unravel
.
New findings are helping to
unravel
why this is the case.
But for the archaeologists seeking to
unravel
its secrets, the clock is ticking.
Unravel
the edges and bend the strands through the existing screen until they're interwoven.
Acquaintance is the tool humans use to draw inferences, to
unravel
ambiguities and fill in missing information.
The well-planned fantasy of my first pregnancy began to
unravel
during delivery.
Things go in, and things come out, but what happens in between is hard to
unravel
.
Hoham's work is beginning to
unravel
the mysteries of snow algae.
Researchers
unravel
some long-standing mysteries of bar-headed geese, the world's highest-flying birds.
But attempts to
unravel
that history have produced many interpretations and arguments.
Now they'll stay separate and
unravel
quickly and tangle-free.
We may be at the point where that effort to blend the two has begun to
unravel
.
It has sought to
unravel
its predecessor's lauded health and pension reforms, and to put more restrictions on retailers.
The discovery could help scientists
unravel
the brain processes behind delusions of paranoia, persecution, and alien control.
Further measurements of sea level height, water temperature and salinity should help scientists
unravel
the mystery of the bulge.
The lab is hoping outsiders will help them
unravel
the clues.
So
unravel
your panties over the idea of all these fatcat hypocrite rich marxist professors.
Doubtless some arithmetical compromise can be forged, but the delay means that agreements on other issues may well
unravel
.
It also helped
unravel
longstanding mysteries such as exactly how ozone degrades and rust forms.
But the money and technology required to
unravel
these genomes tower over those needed for the simple thale cress.
We will have to wait a bit longer to
unravel
that mystery.
It could all
unravel
to the point where no one wants to hold any sterling at all.
These data allowed them to
unravel
clues about how each society was organized.
For decades, neuroscientists have attempted to
unravel
how the brain makes memories.
It's a mystery that scientists have been working to
unravel
over several decades.
Only after his execution did the story start to
unravel
.
Brower and several other scientists have spent years trying to
unravel
this mystery.
One of the first puzzles the new hydrogen telescopes are seeking to
unravel
is the manner in which our galaxy is rotating.
And so far it hasn't had an easy time trying to
unravel
the universe's mysteries.
The sleeve and leg end-zippers also allow you to
unravel
the suit when it gets warm.
How fluoride keeps the tooth fairy away is a mystery that researchers are still working to
unravel
.
Biologists are still trying to
unravel
these secrets.
Let's face it, if all the poor people in the world were to get reach our standards then it would
unravel
.
And yet, something even more incredible and disturbing awaited scientists attempting to
unravel
the anglerfish's mating practices.
Maybe empathy keeps negotiators from making bad deals that will
unravel
later.
The lives of three desperate teenagers
unravel
in a docudrama based on.
But it can be as hard to
unravel
the politics played out behind.
Sauropods were humongous creatures, but how they got so large is a mystery that paleontologists are still trying to
unravel
.
He comes to a deserted village and begins to
unravel
a story of love.
It is a challenging but a wonderful undertaking to be able to
unravel
and write your own history.
Biotechnologists are thus understandably eager to
unravel
their every secret:.
The new model is roughly eight times more accurate than previous attempts to
unravel
complex bird songs.
And it may help
unravel
the many mysteries about how such jets.
Twisting vortices seen in fireballs could
unravel
matter-antimatter conundrum.
But sooner or later, the system was bound to
unravel
.
Watson saw the chemical structure he once helped to
unravel
now pieced into a personal genetic landscape that lay before him.
But companies' finances have become much harder to
unravel
.
And if scientists can
unravel
what underlies these biological.
Despite the confusion, the spin isn't too hard to
unravel
.
Watson saw the chemical structure he once helped
unravel
now fused into a personal genetic landscape laid out before him.
Which isn't to say science won't one day
unravel
that mystery.
She must also think quickly and imaginatively to overcome obstacles and
unravel
the mystery behind the paintings.
Ultimately it will take data from a combination of methods to help
unravel
the mystery, the experts said.
But there are always more secrets to
unravel
and always room for yet another introduction.
They are the things that are
unravel
ing, and will
unravel
the whole thing if left unattended.
The findings could help
unravel
how the compulsion characteristic of addiction takes shape in the brain.
Then as now, academics and pundits worried that civilization was beginning to
unravel
.
All this is rather suggestive of a large test program to
unravel
the synesthetic roles of individual senses in specific tasks.
Little had dreamed of being able to
unravel
the precise relationship between an observed trait and its hidden hereditary cause.
To
unravel
their taxonomic threads is no simple task:.
These novel materials could help
unravel
one of the biggest mysteries in science-how exactly the high-temperature versions work.
This, of course, will take scientific minds to
unravel
the how to scenario.
Scientists
unravel
a portion of the mystery in the creation and viola they are above the creator, know it alls.
The housing boom began to
unravel
and now threatens an economy-wide bust.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
unravel
(ʌnˈræv
ə
l)
—
vb
, (
US
)
-els
,
-elling
,
-elled
,
-els
,
-eling
,
-eled
1.
(
tr
) to reduce (something knitted or woven) to separate strands
2.
(
tr
) to undo or untangle (something tangled or knotted)
3.
(
tr
) to explain or solve:
the mystery was unravelled
4.
(
intr
) to become unravelled
un'raveller
—
n
un'ravelment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
unravel
c.1600, from
un-
(2) +
ravel
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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