unravel

t. & i. [Pref. un- (2), and English ravel.] A. Transitive : 1. To disentangle; to untwist: to unknot, to separate, as threads that are knit, interlaced, interwoven, or the like. "Instead of darning his stocking, he was busily engaged in unraveling it." -London Daily Telegraph. 2. To free from complications or difficulty, to unriddle, to unfold, to solve. "Leave nothing undone to unravel this problem."London Daily Chronicle. 3. To unfold or bring to a denouement; to clear up, as the plot of a play. "The discovery or unraveling of the plot."-Dryden: E ay on Dramatic Poesie. 4. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into confusion or disorder. " Unraveling almost all the received principles both of religion and reason."- Til lots on: Sermons, vol. i., ser. 1. *B. In trans.: To be unfolded or opened up; to be evolved. "What webs of wonder shall unravel there!" Young: Night Thoughts, vi. 158.