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Nov 27, 2009
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un•rav•el



Pronunciation: (un-rav'ul), [key]
—v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.

—v.t.
1. to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
2. to free from complication or difficulty; make plain or clear; solve: to unravel a situation; to unravel a mystery.
3. Informal.to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).

—v.i.
to become unraveled.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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