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UNRAVELLED
UNRAVEL
run, unravel
(verb) become undone; “the sweater unraveled”
unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick
(verb) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; “unravel the thread”
ravel, unravel, ravel out
(verb) disentangle; “can you unravel the mystery?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
unravelled
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of unravel
Source: Wiktionary
UNRAVEL
Un*rav"el, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]
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.
Un*rav"el, v. i.
Definition: To become unraveled, in any sense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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