unravel
[ uhn-rav-uh l ]
/ ʌnˈræv əl /
verb (used with object), un·rav·eled, un·rav·el·ing or (especially British) un·rav·elled, un·rav·el·ling.
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
to free from complication or difficulty; make plain or clear; solve: to unravel a situation; to unravel a mystery.
Informal.
to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).
verb (used without object), un·rav·eled, un·rav·el·ing or (especially British) un·rav·elled, un·rav·el·ling.
to become unraveled.
OTHER WORDS FROM unravel
un·rav·el·er; especially British, un·rav·el·ler, noun un·rav·el·ment, nounWords nearby unravel
unquestioned,
unquestioning,
unquiet,
unquote,
unraped,
unravel,
unreactive,
unread,
unreadable,
unready,
unreal
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British Dictionary definitions for unravel
unravel
/ (ʌnˈrævəl) /
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
(tr)
to reduce (something knitted or woven) to separate strands
(tr)
to undo or untangle (something tangled or knotted)
(tr)
to explain or solve
the mystery was unravelled
(intr)
to become unravelled