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unravel v

(transitive) To cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; to disentangle, to untangle. To separate the threads of (something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric). (figurative) To separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder; to confound, to confuse, to disintegrate. (also reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to unfold, to work out. (obsolete) To reverse or undo (something); to annul, to negate. (intransitive) To become no longer ravelled or tangled. Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart. (figurative) Of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone; to collapse.

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