unravel

To cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; to disentangle, to untangle.

"Mother couldn’t unravel the ball of wool after the cat had played with it."

To cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; to disentangle, to untangle.

"Mother couldn’t unravel the ball of wool after the cat had played with it."

To separate the threads of (something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric).

"Stop playing with the seam of the tablecloth! You’ll unravel it."

To separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder; to confound, to confuse, to disintegrate.

"to unravel the broad consensus which was created"

To separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder; to confound, to confuse, to disintegrate.

"to unravel the broad consensus which was created"

To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.

"to unravel the confusion"

To reverse or undo (something); to annul, to negate.

To become no longer ravelled or tangled.

To become no longer ravelled or tangled.

Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.

Of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone; to collapse.