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1. Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
   "unravel the thread";
   - unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick
    
2. Disentangle
   "can you unravel the mystery?";
   - ravel, ravel out
    
3. Become undone
   - run

Derived forms: unravelling, unravels, unraveled, unraveling, unravelled

Type of: disentangle, disintegrate, straighten out, undo, unsnarl

Antonym: ravel

Encyclopedia: Unravel