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unravel

un·ra·vel

UK/(ˌ)ʌnˈɹævəl/ US/(ˌ)ʌnˈɹavəl/ uncommon obsolete

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1.

become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

  • “the sweater unravelled”
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2.

link with or as with a yoke

  • “yoke the oxen together”
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3.

become undone

  • “the sweater unraveled”
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Origin

PIE word *h₂énti From un- (suffix denoting the inverse of the specified action) + ravel. cognates * Dutch ontrafelen (“to unravel”)

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