unravel

un·rav·el

 (ŭn-răv′əl)

v. un·rav·eled, un·rav·el·ing, un·rav·els or un·rav·elled or un·rav·el·ling

v.tr.

1.

a. To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of: unraveled the sweater.

b. To undo or separate (entangled, knitted, or woven threads).

2. To clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve: The detective unraveled the mystery.

3. To cause to fail or become ruined or unfulfilled: Their plans to open a restaurant became unraveled.

v.intr.

1. To become unraveled: The seam unraveled.

2. To fail or become ruined or unfulfilled: His life unraveled after the stock market crash.

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unravel

(ʌnˈrævəl)

vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled

1. (Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to reduce (something knitted or woven) to separate strands

2. (tr) to undo or untangle (something tangled or knotted)

3. (tr) to explain or solve: the mystery was unravelled.

4. (intr) to become unravelled

unˈraveller n

unˈravelment n

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un•rav•el

(ʌnˈræv əl)

v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. v.t.

1. to separate or disentangle the threads of (a fabric, rope, etc.).

2. to free from complications; make plain or clear; solve: to unravel a mystery.

3. to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).

v.i.

4. to become unraveled.

[1595–1605]

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unravel

Past participle: unravelled
Gerund: unravelling

Imperative

unravel

unravel

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	unravel - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread" unknot, unpick, unscramble, untangle undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
	2.	unravel - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" ravel, ravel out unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
	3.	unravel - become undone; "the sweater unraveled" run ladder, run - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"

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unravel

verb

1. break up, fail, collapse, go wrong, fall apart, come apart (at the seams) When she returned to America, the marriage unravelled.

2. solve, explain, work out, resolve, interpret, figure out (informal), make out, clear up, suss (out) (slang), get to the bottom of, get straight, puzzle out She wanted to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance.

3. undo, separate, disentangle, free, unwind, extricate, straighten out, untangle, unknot He could unravel knots that others could not even attempt.

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unravel

verb

To find a solution for:

clear up, decipher, explain, resolve, solve.

Informal: dope out, figure out.

Idiom: get to the bottom of.

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Translations

مَنْسول الخُيوطيَحُليَفُك الخَيْط

rozluštitrozmotatrozpárat se

løseoptrevletrevle opudrede

auftrennenenträtselnentwirren

démêlerdénouer

felfeslikkibogoz

greiîa úrleysa, ráîa fram úrrakna upp; rekja upp

districaredisfare

išsiardyti

atminētatrisinātatšķetinātizārdītizārdīties

greie utløse opp en floke

rozpárať sa

açmakçözmeksök mek

解决解开

unravel

[ʌnˈrævəl]

A. VT → desenredar, desenmarañar

B. VI → desenredarse, desenmarañarse

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unravel

[ʌnˈræv^əl]

vt

[+ knot, threads, string] → démêler; [+ knitting] → défaire

[+ mystery, intrigue] → dénouer

vi

[knitting] → se défaire; [carpet, fabric] → s'effilocher

(= fall apart) [relationship] → se dégrader; [marriage] → se défaire; [system] → se disloquer; [plan] → péricliter

(= become clearer) [mystery, story] → se dénouer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unravel

vt knitting → aufziehen; (lit, fig: = untangle) → entwirren; mystery → lösen

vi (knitting) → sich aufziehen; (fig) → sich entwirren, sich auflösen; (mystery) → sich lösen; (plan, system) → aufdecken

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unravel

[ʌnˈræv/əl]

1. vt (knitting) → disfare; (wool) → dipanare, districare; (threads) → sfilare, sbrogliare (fig) (mystery) → risolvere; (plot) → venire a capo di

2. vi (knitting) → disfarsi; (threads) → sbrogliarsi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unravel

(anˈrӕvəl) – past tense unˈravelled (American) unˈraveled – verb

1. to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle. She could not unravel the tangled thread. ontwar, uitrafel يَفُك الخَيْط разнищвам desembaraçar rozmotat entwirren optrevle ξεμπλέκω, ξεμπερδεύωdesenmarañar, desenredar lahti harutama از هم باز کردن purkaa démêler לְהָתִיר सुलझाना razmrsiti kibogoz menguraikan greiða úr districare ときほぐす 얽힌 것을 풀다 išnarplioti atšķetināt terurai ontrafelenløse opp en floke rozplątać سپړل (دسپڼسى ) سپڼل ، خلاصول (دماشوړې) ، حل كول، ښكاره كول، څرګندول، په ډاګه كول (لكه دسيسه desembaraçar a descurca распутывать rozmotať razplesti odmrsiti reda ut, trassla upp แก้ออก çözmek, açmak 解開 розплутувати سلجھانا tháo, gỡ ra 解开

2. (especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone. My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles. uitrafel مَنْسول الخُيوط разплитам desfazer-se rozpárat se auftrennen trevle op ξηλώνω, ξηλώνομαι deshacerse hargnema در رفتن purkautua défaire לְהָתִיר उधेड़ना otporiti felfejt; felfeslik mengurai rakna upp; rekja upp disfarsi ほどける 실을 풀다 iš(si)ardyti izārdīt; izārdīties terurai rafelenrakne; greie ut; rekke opp spruć (się) سپړل desfazer-se a deşira распускать rozpárať sa razparati odmrsiti repa upp [sig] ปลด sökmek 脫線 розплутуватися اڈھيڑنا sổ mép, xơ ra （把线等）解开

3. to solve (a problem, mystery etc). Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery? oplos يَحُل разкривам deslindar rozluštit enträtseln udrede; løse ξεδιαλύνωdesembrollar lahendama حل کردن ratkaista dénouer לִפתוֹר हल करना razriješiti megold memecahkan leysa, ráða fram úr chiarire, sciogliere 解明する 해결하다 išnarplioti, atskleisti atrisināt; atminēt (mīklu u.tml.) terungkai oplossenoppklare, løse rozwikłać حل كول deslindar a clarifica (o problemă); a dezlega un mister разгадывать rozlúštiť rešiti rešiti reda ut, klara upp, lösa แก้ไข çözmek 解決 розгадувати, пояснювати عقدہ حل کرنا làm sáng tỏ 解决

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