Definitions for: Unravel

[v] become undone, as of clothes such as knitted fabrics; "the sweater unraveled"
[v] become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled"
[v] disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn"

Webster (1913) Definition: Un*rav"el, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]
1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of;
as, to unravel a stocking.

2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to
unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.

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.

Un*rav"el, v. i.
To become unraveled, in any sense.

Synonyms: ravel out, run, unknot, unpick, unscramble, untangle

Antonyms: knot, ravel, tangle

See Also: disentangle, disintegrate, disunite, divide, part, separate, straighten out, undo, unsnarl

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