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clear up
(Intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
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  1. (Intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
  2. To clarify, to correct a misconception.
disclose
To bring into view; uncover
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  1. To bring into view; uncover
  2. To reveal; make known; esp., to expose (something secret or not generally known)
  3. To reveal (dental plaque) as by applying a special coloring agent to the teeth
resolve
To change or convert:
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  1. To change or convert:
  2. To bring to a usually successful conclusion:
  3. To cause (a person) to reach a decision:
unwind
To wind off or undo (something wound)
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  1. To wind off or undo (something wound)
  2. To wind off; to loose or separate; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread, to unwind a ball of yarn
  3. (Intransitive, slang) To relax; to chill out; as, to rest and relieve of stress
disengage
To release oneself or itself; become disengaged
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  1. To release oneself or itself; become disengaged
  2. (Intransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free.
  3. To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.
undo
(Obs.) To interpret; explain
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  1. (Obs.) To interpret; explain
  2. To reverse the doing of (something accomplished); do away with; cancel; annul
  3. To untie, disassemble, or loosen:
clear up
(Intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
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  1. (Intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
  2. To clarify, to correct a misconception.
decipher
To translate (a message in cipher or code) into ordinary, understandable language; decode
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  1. To translate (a message in cipher or code) into ordinary, understandable language; decode
  2. To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).
  3. To find a solution to a problem.
explain
To make something plain or comprehensible:
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  1. To make something plain or comprehensible:
  2. To give an explanation
  3. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:
resolve
(Music) To cause (a chord or tone) to undergo resolution
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  1. (Music) To cause (a chord or tone) to undergo resolution
  2. To find a solution to; solve:
  3. To cause (a person) to reach a decision:
solve
To solve an equation:
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  1. To solve an equation:
  2. To find or provide the correct or a satisfactory solution to (a problem)
figure out
(Idiomatic) To calculate.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To calculate.
  2. (Idiomatic) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
Find another word for unravel. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for unravel, like: clear up, disclose, resolve, unwind, disengage, undo, explain, interpret, free, clear up and decipher.

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  • How did you unravel all that?

  • By this time French explorers were pressing forward to unravel the mystery of the interior.

  • The introduction of this conception necessarily has had a most important effect in the attempt to unravel the genealogical affinities of animals.

  • The varied narratives, now due to Judaean editors, preserve distinct points of view, and it is extremely difficult to unravel the threads and to determine their relative position in the history.

  • This distinction was already current in the catechetical school of Alexandria, but Origen gave it its boldest expression, and justified it on the ground of the incapacity of the Christian masses to grasp the deeper sense of Scripture, or unravel the difficulties of exegesis.

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