Definitions for unravel
ʌnˈræv əlun·rav·el

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpickverb

   become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

   "unravel the thread"

2. ravel, unravel, ravel outverb

   disentangle

   "can you unravel the mystery?"

3. run, unravelverb

   become undone

   "the sweater unraveled"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unravelverb

   to separate the threads (of)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Unravelverb

   1. To disentangle; to extricate; to clear.

   There unravel all
   This dark design, this mystery of fate. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   With Machiavelian sagacity thou unravell’dst intrigues of state. Arbuthnot.

   2. To disorder; to throw out of the present constitution.

   How can any thing succeed well with people that are to be pleased with nothing, unless the ball of the universe may be unravelled, and the laws of providence reversed. Roger L'Estrange.

   O the traytor’s name!
   I’ll know it; I will: art shall be conjur’d for it,
   And nature all unravell’d. John Dryden, Oedipus.

   So prophane and sceptical an age, takes a pride in unravelling all the received principles of reason and religion. John Tillotson.

   3. To clear up the intrigue of a play.

   The solution, or unravelling of the intrigue, commences, when the reader begins to see the doubts cleared up. Alexander Pope.

   Thus supernaturally is the plot brought to perfection; nor is the unravelling of it less happily imagined. Shakesp. Illust.

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1. Unravel

   Unravel is the third song on the album Homogenic by Björk, which was released in 1997. The song features a prominent example of Björk's use of a half-singing, half-speaking technique which, according to folklore specialist Njall Sigurason, is comparable to that of Old Icelandic choirmen. Structurally, the song is made up of a slowly sweeping melody, saxophones, a church organ, and distant-sounding electronic beats. Thematically, the song describes two faraway lovers. One of the lovers realizes that the love between the two of them is unraveling because of factors out of their control. The lover, Björk, seeks to reunite with her lover to rebuild the love lost.

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1. unravel

   To unravel is to separate, untangle, or clarify something that is complex or knotted. It can also mean to understand, solve, or clear up an intricate problem, mystery, or situation. Additionally, it can refer to the process of something falling apart, failing, or losing structure.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unravelverb

   to disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking

2. Unravelverb

   hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot

3. Unravelverb

   to separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse

4. Unravelverb

   to become unraveled, in any sense

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1. Unravel

   "Unravel" is the third song on the album Homogenic by Björk, which was released in 1997. The song features a prominent example of Björk's use of a half-singing, half-speaking technique which, according to folklore specialist Njall Sigurason, is comparable to that of Old Icelandic choirmen. Structurally, the song is made up of a slowly sweeping melody, saxophones, a church organ, and distant-sounding electronic beats.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unravel

   un-rav′el, v.t. to take out of a ravelled state: to unfold or explain: to separate.—v.i. to be disentangled.—adj Unrav′elable.—ns. Unrav′eller; Unrav′elment.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unravel in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unravel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of unravel in a Sentence

1. Clemens Driessen:

   It's this most amazing logistical system, But as soon as you say you can no longer transport the animals, it all starts to unravel.

2. Thomas Rimmele:

   The Inouye Solar Telescope's all about the magnetic field, to unravel the Sun's biggest mysteries, we have to not only be able to clearly see these tiny structures from 93 million miles away but very precisely measure their magnetic field strength and direction near the surface and trace the field as it extends out into the million-degree corona, the outer atmosphere of the Sun.

3. Ellen Goodman:

   All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government.

4. Peter Hotez:

   That has the potential to be the most destabilizing part of this epidemic, even a single death among health care workers... could make the whole thing unravel.

5. Archbishop Wilson:

   It's a decision that will hopefully unravel the hypocrisy, the deceit, and the abuse of power and trust that Catholic Church has displayed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unravel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unravel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unravel
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unravel
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unravel
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=unravel
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unravel