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- pronunciation:
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verb |
| inflections: |
unravels, unraveling, unraveled |
| definition 1: |
to undo; reduce from cloth to threads; cause to come apart.
Sylvie unraveled her knitting when she noticed a mistake in it. |
| definition 2: |
to remove tangles or make clear.
I tried to unravel the tangled cords.The scientist hopes to unravel the mystery of how dinosaurs disappeared.- antonyms:
- complicate
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| definition 3: |
to come apart.
I pulled on a thread, and the whole seam unraveled. |
| related words: |
decipher, explain, fray, interpret, penetrate, puzzle out, run, solve |
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