unravel

un·rav·el  (n-rvl)

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

v.tr.

1.

a. To undo or ravel the knitted fabric of.

b. To separate (entangled threads).

2. To separate and clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve. See Synonyms at solve.

v.intr.

To become unraveled.

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unravel

Verb

[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]

1. to separate something knitted or woven into individual strands

2. to become separated into individual strands

3. to explain or solve: we unravelled the secrets

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. 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

verb 2. undo, separate, disentangle, free, unwind, extricate, straighten out, untangle, unknot

Translations

unravel [ʌnˈrævl] vt → desenmarañar

unravel [ʌnˈrævl] vt → démêler

unravel [ʌnˈrævl] vt (also fig) → entwirren

unravel [ʌnˈrævl] vt → dipanare, districare

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unravel

v unravel [anˈrӕvəl]

1 to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle She could not unravel the tangled thread.ontwar, uitrafelيَفُك الخَيْطразнищвамrozmotatoptrevleentwirrenξεμπλέκω, ξεμπερδεύωdesenmarañar, desenredarlahti harutamaاز هم باز کردنselvittäädémêlerלְהָתִירसुलझानाrazmrsitikibogozgreiða úrdistricareときほぐすišnarpliotiatšķetinātteruraiontrafelenløse opp en flokerozplątaćdesembaraçara descurcaраспутыватьrozmotaťrazplestiodmrsitireda ut, trassla uppแก้ออกçözmek, açmak解開розплутуватиسلجھاناtháo, 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.uitrafelمَنْسول الخُيوطразплитамrozpárat setrevle opauftrennenξηλώνω, ξηλώνομαιdeshacersehargnemaدر رفتنpurkaantua(se) défaireלְהָתִירउधेड़नाotporitifelfejt; felfeslikrakna upp; rekja uppdisfarsiほどけるiš(si)ardytiizārdīt; izārdītiesterurairafelenrakne; greie ut; rekke oppspruć (się)desfazer-sea deşiraраспускать(ся)rozpárať sarazparatiodmrsitirepa upp []ปลดsök(ül)mek拆散розплутуватисяاڈھيڑناsổ mép, xơ ra拆散

3 to solve (a problem, mystery etc) Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?oplosيَحُلразкривамrozluštitudrede; løseenträtselnξεδιαλύνωdesembrollarlahendamaحل کردنselvittäädénouerלִפתוֹרहल करनाrazriješitimegoldleysa, ráða fram úrchiarire, sciogliere解明するišnarplioti, atskleistiatrisināt; atminēt (mīklu u.tml.)terungkaioplossenoppklare, løserozwikłaćdeslindara clarifica (o problemă); a dezlega un misterразгадыватьrozlúštiťrešitirešitireda ut, klara upp, lösaแก้ไขçözmek解決розгадувати, пояснюватиعقدہ حل کرناlàm sáng tỏ解决