unravel

Verb
  1. Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of (synset 201523477)
    "unravel the thread"
    entail: disunite, divide, part, separate - force, take, or pull apart
    is a type of: undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
    same as: unknot, unpick, unscramble, untangle
  2. Disentangle (synset 201524000)
    "can you unravel the mystery?"
    is a type of: disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl - extricate from entanglement
    same as: ravel, ravel out
  3. Become undone (synset 200333482)
    "the sweater unraveled"
    is a type of: disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
    same as: run
    verb group: ladder, run - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

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