unravelv. t.[1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]()1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.()2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.()3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.(Dryden.)v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense.()