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unravel
[ uhn-rav-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
unraveled, unraveling or (especially British) unravelled, unravelling.
- to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
- to free from complication or difficulty; make plain or clear; solve:
to unravel a situation; to unravel a mystery.
- Informal. to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).
verb (used without object)
unraveled, unraveling or (especially British) unravelled, unravelling.
- to become unraveled.
unravel
/ ʌˈæə /
verb
- tr to reduce (something knitted or woven) to separate strands
- tr to undo or untangle (something tangled or knotted)
- tr to explain or solve
the mystery was unravelled
- intr to become unravelled
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Derived Forms
- ܲˈ, noun
- ܲˈԳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ı· especially British, ܲ·ı· noun
- ܲ·ı·Գ noun
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The bill will serve as a catalyst to unravel decades of hard-fought constitutional rights.
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When Mr Hampson contacted the firm, the forgery and deception started to unravel.
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When you're overwhelmed, a $12 dress can feel like a luxury, even if it unravels and literally falls apart at the seams.
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Mr Taylor said it showed prisons were "fragile places" and "when things start to go wrong... they start to unravel quickly", which had been reflected at Parc.
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Over the next five to ten years, I think it’s inevitable that economic interdependence will progressively unravel.
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