Unravel

(-rāv'ĭ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. UNRAVELED, OR UNRAVELLED; p. pr. & vb. n. UNRAVELING, OR UNRAVELLING.] [See RAVEL and UNREAVE.]

1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate, as threads that are knit.
2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve.
3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. “Nature all unraveled.” Dryden.