Meaning of UNRAVEL
| Pronunciation: | | un'ravul
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- [v] become undone, as of clothes such as knitted fabrics; "the sweater unraveled"
- [v] become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled"
- [v] disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn"
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| | Synonyms: | | ravel out, run, unknot, unpick, unscramble, untangle |
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| | Antonyms: | | knot, ravel, tangle | | |
| | See Also: | | disentangle, disintegrate, disunite, divide, part, separate, straighten out, undo, unsnarl | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Un*rav"el\, v. i.
To become unraveled, in any sense.
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