unravel

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
  2. verb disentangle
  3. verb become undone

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick

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