ravel

v., -eled, also -elled, -el·ing, -el·ling, -els, -els.

v.tr.

1. To separate the fibers or threads of (cloth, for example); unravel.
2. To clarify by separating the aspects of.
3. To tangle or complicate.

v.intr.

1. To become separated into its component threads; unravel or fray.
2. To become tangled or confused.

n.

1. A raveling.
2. A broken or discarded thread.
3. A tangle.

[Obsolete Dutch ravelen, from ravel, loose thread.]

raveler rav'el·er or rav'el·ler n.

verb

To make complex, intricate, or perplexing: complicate, embarrass, entangle, involve, perplex, snarl², tangle. See simple/complex.

v

Definition: come apart; unwind
Antonyms: put together, twist

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - filtre sammen, gøre indviklet
v. intr. - trevle op, blive flosset
n. - sammenfiltret masse, komplikation, trevl

Nederlands (Dutch)
rafelen, verwarren, ontrafelen, rafel(draad), ingewikkelde toestand

Français (French)
v. tr. - démêler (un écheveau), (Tex) séparer (des fils), (fig) clarifier (en sériant), (fig) emmêler, compliquer
v. intr. - se démêler, se séparer (des fils), (fig) se compliquer, (fig) s'emmêler
n. - emmêlement, embrouillement, enchevêtrement, effilochure

Deutsch (German)
v. - durcheinanderkommen, (sich) verwickeln, aufziehen
n. - Knoten, Komplikation, loses Ende

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεφτίζω, μπερδεύω/-ομαι, περιπλέκω/-ομαι
n. - μπλέξιμο, μπέρδεμα, περιπλοκή, ξέφτισμα

Italiano (Italian)
ingarbugliarsi, imbrogliarsi, ingarbugliare, imbrogliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - emaranhar
n. - emaranhado (m)

Русский (Russian)
запутываться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - enredar, enmarañar, deshilar, desenredar, desenmarañar
v. intr. - deshilarse, destorcerse, deshacerse
n. - enredo, maraña

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - reda upp, trassla till
n. - oreda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使纠缠, 解开, 使混乱, 散开, 解决, 纠结之物, 拆开部分

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使糾纏, 解開, 使混亂
v. intr. - 散開, 解決
n. - 糾結之物, 拆開部分

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (올을) 풀다, 조리 있게 하다, 해명하다, 혼란 시키다
v. intr. - 풀리다, 해소되다
n. - 풀린 끝, 얽힘, 혼란

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ほぐす, 解きほぐす, もつれさせる, 混乱させる, 解ける, 解消する, 解く
n. - ラヴェル, もつれ, 混乱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينسل النسيج, يربك, يشوش (الاسم) نسل النسيج, خيط منسول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיבך, התיר (קצה חבל)‬
v. intr. - ‮נפרם, נפרד, הסתבך (לפקעת)‬
n. - ‮קשר, סיבוך, קצה לא קשור‬

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