verb (-ll-, AmE -l-)
1 if you unravel threads that are twisted, woven or knitted, or if they unravel, they become separated into loose threads:
[VN] I unravelled the string and wound it into a ball. [also V]
2 [V] (of a system, plan, relationship, etc.) to start to fail or no longer stay together as a whole:
When did communism begin to unravel in Eastern Europe?
3 to explain sth that is difficult to understand or is mysterious; to become clearer or easier to understand:
[VN] The discovery will help scientists unravel the mystery of the Ice Age. [also V]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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