Thesaurus: unravel

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1. v. t. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.
2. v. t. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.
3. v. t. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.
4. v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense.
5. v. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
6. v. disentangle
7. v. become undone
8. 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. To become unraveled, in any sense.
9. v:100 v. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of