Definition of ravel

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< rave

Ravel, (Joseph) Maurice >

rav·el    (rvl) KEY  

VERB:
rav·eled , also rav·elled rav·el·ing , rav·el·ling rav·els , rav·els
VERB:
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.

VERB:
intr.

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

NOUN:

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

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ETYMOLOGY:
Obsolete Dutch ravelen, from ravel, loose thread

OTHER FORMS:
ravel·er or ravel·ler (Noun)

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