(v) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of, Syn. untangle, unpick, unknot, unscramble, Ant. knot, ravel, Example:unravel the thread
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]