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

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