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▸ verb:  (transitive)
▸ verb:  To cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; to disentangle, to untangle.
▸ verb:  To separate the threads of (something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric).
▸ verb:  (figurative)
▸ verb:  To separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder; to confound, to confuse, to disintegrate.
▸ verb:  (also reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To reverse or undo (something); to annul, to negate.
▸ verb:  (intransitive)
▸ verb:  To become no longer ravelled or tangled.
▸ verb:  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.
▸ verb:  (figurative) Of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone; to collapse.

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