From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Unravel \Un*rav"el\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]
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1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of;
as, to unravel a stocking.
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2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to
unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Unravel \Un*rav"el\, v. i.
To become unraveled, in any sense.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unravel
v 1: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers
or threads of; "unravel the thread" [syn: {unravel},
{unknot}, {unscramble}, {untangle}, {unpick}] [ant: {knot},
{ravel}, {tangle}]
2: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" [syn: {ravel},
{unravel}, {ravel out}] [ant: {knot}, {ravel}, {tangle}]
3: become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: {run},
{unravel}]
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