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1. (v.t.) unravel
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a fabric, rope, etc.).
2. unravel
to free from complications; make plain or clear; solve:
to unravel a mystery.
3. unravel
to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).
4. (v.i.) unravel
to become unraveled.
Etymology: (1595–1605)
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| Definition of 'unravel' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
"unravel the thread"
2. (verb) ravel, unravel, ravel out
disentangle
"can you unravel the mystery?"
3. (verb) run, unravel
become undone
"the sweater unraveled"
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| Definition of 'unravel' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) unravel
to disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking
2. (verb) unravel
hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot
3. (verb) unravel
to separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse
4. (verb) unravel
to become unraveled, in any sense
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Sense: to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle
She could not unravel the tangled thread.
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 Afrikaans: ontwar, uitrafel |
 Arabic: يَفُك الخَيْط |
 Bulgarian: разнищвам |
 Brazilian: desembaraçar |
 Czech: rozmotat |
 German: entwirren |
 Danish: optrevle |
 Greek: ξεμπλέκω, ξεμπερδεύω |
 Spanish: desenmarañar, desenredar |
 Estonian: lahti harutama |
 Farsi: از هم باز کردن |
 Finnish: purkaa |
 French: démêler |
 Hebrew: לְהָתִיר |
 Hindi: सुलझाना |
 Croatian: razmrsiti |
 Hungarian: kibogoz |
 Indonesian: menguraikan |
 Icelandic: greiða úr |
 Italian: districare |
 Japanese: ときほぐす |
 Korean: 얽힌 것을 풀다 |
 Lithuanian: išnarplioti |
 Latvian: atšķetināt |
 Malay: terurai |
 Dutch: ontrafelen |
 Norwegian: løse opp en floke |
 Polish: rozplątać |
 Persian: از هم باز کردن |
 Pashto: سپړل (دسپڼسى ) سپڼل ، خلا |
 Portuguese: desembaraçar |
 Romanian: a descurca |
 Russian: распутывать |
 Slovak: rozmotať |
 Slovenian: razplesti |
 Serbian: odmrsiti |
 Swedish: reda ut, trassla upp |
 Thai: แก้ออก |
 Turkish: çözmek, açmak |
 Taiwanese: 解開 |
 Ukrainian: розплутувати |
 Urdu: سلجھانا |
 Vietnamese: tháo, gỡ ra |
 Chinese: 解开 |
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