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unravel
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unravel \Un*rav"el\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]
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1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of;
as, to unravel a stocking.
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2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to
unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unravel \Un*rav"el\, v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense. [1913 Webster]
