Something that’s unraveled has
been completely undone
, whether it’s a spool of thread, some knotty shoelaces, or your mental state after a long and frustrating day. You can also unravel a mystery by picking it apart, untangling the details or just following the trail of clues like a line of string.
What is it like of unravel?
1. Unravel is defined as to solve, untangle or undo, or to become untangled. An example of unravel is to
solve a mystery
. An example of unravel is to have the threads separate on a sweater. An example of unravel is to untangle a jumble of electrical cords.
What does it mean when something is unravel?
1a : to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle. b : to cause to come apart by or as if by separating the threads of. 2 : to resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of : clear up unravel
a mystery
. intransitive verb.
Is it unraveling or Unravelling?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishun‧rav‧el /ʌnˈrævəl/ ●○○ verb (unravelled, unravelling British English, unraveled, unraveling American English) 1 [transitive] to
understand or explain something
that is mysterious or complicated Detectives are still trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.
Is unravel negative word?
‘Un-‘: You Don’t Always Have to Be So Negative. When we are introduced to prefixes in school, un- is one of the first we are taught, probably because the idea of negation is relatively easy to understand. ‘Unravel’ and ‘ravel’ both mean the same thing: “to cause to come apart by or as if by separating the threads of.”
Are ravel and unravel synonyms?
ravelen “
to tangle
, fray, unweave,” from rafel “frayed thread.” The seemingly contradictory senses of this word (ravel and unravel are both synonyms and antonyms) are reconciled by its roots in weaving and sewing: as threads become unwoven, they get tangled.
What does you unravel me mean?
Means to figure “me” out, to understand “me” and to find “my” secrets.
What does it mean to Ravel?
1a :
to separate or undo
the texture of : unravel. b : to undo the intricacies of : disentangle. 2 : entangle, confuse. ravel. noun.
What kind of word is unravel?
verb
(used with object), un·rav·eled, un·rav·el·ing or (especially British) un·rav·elled, un·rav·el·ling. to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.). to free from complication or difficulty; make plain or clear; solve: to unravel a situation; to unravel a mystery.
What is the meaning of ignominiously?
1 :
humiliating, degrading an ignominious defeat
. 2 : deserving of shame or infamy : despicable. 3 : marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonorable.
What falsification means?
1 :
to prove or declare false
: disprove. 2 : to make false: such as. a : to make false by mutilation or addition the accounts were falsified to conceal a theft. b : to represent falsely : misrepresent.
What does it mean to make a conjecture?
1 : to arrive at or deduce by surmise or guesswork : guess scientists conjecturing that a disease is caused by a
defective
gene. 2 : to make conjectures as to conjecture the meaning of a statement. intransitive verb. : to form conjectures.
Is UN a negative prefix?
Un- is
the most common negative prefix in English
. If in doubt, it’s the best one to try. Un- is the negative prefix even for many words from Latin roots.
What’s it called when you put UN in front of a word?
The
Prefix Un
– A part of a written word that adds meaning to the word is called an element. An element that cannot stand free as a word and that goes at the front of words is called a prefix. This lesson focuses on the prefix un-. There are actually two different prefixes spelled <un>.
Is Ravel A Contronym?
Ravel is
a contronym
, a word that has two meanings that are the opposite of each other. Confusingly, ravel can mean both “tangle” and “untangle.” It’s perfectly understandable to tangle up the meanings of ravel!
What’s the difference between ravel and unravel?
As verbs the difference between unravel and ravel
is that
unravel is to separate the threads
(of); disentangle while ravel is to tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly, become snarled; thus to involve; perplex; confuse.
