What does "unravel" mean?
Unravel: Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.To become unraveled, in any sense.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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