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Unravel
unravel
(unravels, unravelling, unravelled) Note: in AM, use 'unraveling', 'unraveled' 1. If something such as a plan or system unravels, it breaks up or begins to fail. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal... VERB: V 2. If you unravel something that is knotted, woven, or knitted, or if it unravels, it becomes one straight piece again or separates into its different threads. He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn’t even attempt... The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel. VERB: V n, V 3. If you unravel a mystery or puzzle, or if it unravels, it gradually becomes clearer and you can work out the answer to it. A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband’s disappearance... Gradually, with an intelligent use of flashbacks, Yves’ story unravels. VERB: V n, V
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Date: 1603 transitive verb 1. a. to disengage or separate the threads of ; disentangle b. to cause to come apart by or as if by separating the threads of 2. to resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of ; clear up ~ a mystery intransitive verb to become ~ed ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. (unravelled, unravelling; US unraveled, unraveling) 1 tr. cause to be no longer ravelled, tangled, or intertwined. 2 tr. probe and solve (a mystery etc.). 3 tr. undo (a fabric, esp. a knitted one). 4 intr. become disentangled or unknitted. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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v. 1) распутывать (нитки и т.п.) 2) разгадывать, объяснять; to unravel a mystery - разгадать тайну Syn: see solve ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v unravelled, unravelling BrE, unraveled, unraveling AmE 1 if you unravel threads or if they unravel, they become separated 2 to understand or explain something that is very complicated (It is difficult to unravel complex human emotions.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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