Definition of unravel Unravel
/ʌnɹæˈvʌl/ - [unratvul] - un•rav•el
We found 12 definitions of unravel from 6 different sources.
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What does unravel mean?
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| unravel - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread" | ||
| unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick | ||
| ravel, knot, tangle tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" | ||
| undo cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" | ||
| unravel - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" | ||
| ravel, ravel out | ||
| ravel, knot, tangle tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" | ||
| unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" | ||
| unravel - become undone; "the sweater unraveled" | ||
| run | ||
| ladder, run come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" | ||
| disintegrate break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- unravel (Verb)
To separate the threads. - unravel (Verb)
To become undone.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- unravel (v. t.)
To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking. - unravel (v. t.)
Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot. - unravel (v. t.)
To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. - unravel (v. i.)
To become unraveled, in any sense.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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unravel
To separate or (cause to) be disentangled.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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unravel
un-rav′el, v.t. to take out of a ravelled state: to unfold or explain: to separate.—v.i. to be disentangled.—adj Unrav′elable.—ns. Unrav′eller; Unrav′elment
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🔤- unravel, verb, present, 1st person singular of unravel (infinitive).
- unravel, verb (infinitive).
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