unravel

== English == === Etymology === From un- (suffix denoting the inverse of the specified action) +‎ ravel. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˌ)ʌnˈɹævl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌnˈɹævəl/ Rhymes: -ævəl Hyphenation: un‧rav‧el === Verb === unravel (third-person singular simple present unravels, present participle (US) unraveling or (UK) unravelling, simple past and past participle (US) unraveled or (UK) unravelled) (transitive) To cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; to disentangle, to untangle. Synonyms: unsnarl; see also Thesaurus:untangle Antonym: (one sense) ravel To separate the threads of (something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric). Synonym: (one sense) ravel Antonym: (one sense) ravel (figurative) To separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder; to confound, to confuse, to disintegrate. (also reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out. Synonyms: (archaic) ravel, unpuzzle, unriddle, straighten out; see also Thesaurus:solve Antonym: (one sense) ravel (obsolete) To reverse or undo (something); to annul, to negate. (intransitive) To become no longer ravelled or tangled. Synonym: (one sense) ravel Antonym: (one sense) ravel Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart. Synonyms: come undone, (one sense) ravel Antonym: (one sense) ravel (figurative) Of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone; to collapse. ==== Usage notes ==== The spellings unraveling and unraveled are primarily used in the United States, while unravelling and unravelled are primarily used in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and Ireland. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== unravelable, unravellable unraveled, unravelled (adjective) unraveler, unraveller unraveling, unravelling (adjective, noun) unravelment ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === venular, vulnera