ravel

(răv'əl)

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.

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The verb has inflected forms ravelled, ravelling in British English and usually raveled, raveling in American English. The usual meaning is 'to entangle or become entangled', but ravel out has the opposite meaning, the same as disentangle or unravel.

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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

For a list of words related to raveled, see:

• Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - raveled: (adj) unwoven, untwisted, or unwound

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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)
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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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