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  • 81disentangle — v 1. unravel, unwind, undo, untwist, untie, unknot, unbind; unfold, unroll, untangle, unweave, unthread, unbraid; comb, card, dress, separate; uncurl, unkink, unsnarl, straighten, smooth, groom. 2. clear up, solve, answer, resolve, figure out,… …

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  • 82fray — I n fight, brawl, wrangle, tussle, scuffle, melee, Inf. set to, Sl. milling; quarrel, row, argument, dispute, squabble, altercation; fracas, rumpus, Inf. ruckus, disturbance, breach of the peace; conflict, clash, struggle, strife, battle, action; …

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  • 83ravel — v 1. disentangle, untwist, undo, unroll, take apart; comb, card, separate, divide; loose, unloose, disconnect, disjoin, disengage, untie. 2. tangle, entangle, involve, complicate, make complicated; knot up, intertwine, intertwist, twist;… …

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  • 84resolve — v 1. fix, settle, confirm, seal; determine, decide, make up one s mind; will, purpose, set one s heart on; insist upon, take a stand, take a step; cross the Rubicon, nail one s colors to the mast, keep to one s courses, stick to one s guns, stick …

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  • 85unravel — v 1. disentangle, untangle, unweave, unroll, uncurl, undo; unsnarl, untwist, untwine, disen twine; separate, comb out, card, part, unscramble, straighten out; untie, unbind, uncoil, unwind, unfurl, unknot. 2. solve, resolve, figure out, clear up …

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  • 86ravel — [v] come apart; unwind disentangle, free, loosen, make plain, smooth out, unbraid, unravel, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist, unweave, unwind, weave out; concepts 250,469 Ant. put together, twist …

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  • 87untangle — [v] straighten out clear up, disembroil, disencumber, disentangle, explain, extricate, put in order, solve, unravel, unscramble, unsnarl, untwist, unweave; concept 126 Ant. tangle, twist …

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  • 88ar-1*, themat. (a)re-, heavy basis arǝ-, rē- and i-basis (a)rī̆ -, rēi- —     ar 1*, themat. (a)re , heavy basis arǝ , rē and i basis (a)rī̆ , rēi     English meaning: to move, pass     Deutsche Übersetzung: “fũgen, passen”     Note: Root ar 1*, themat. (a)re , heavy basis arǝ , rē and i Basis (a)rī̆ , rēi : “to move …

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  • 89ravel — [rav′əl] vt. raveled or ravelled, raveling or ravelling [MDu ravelen (Du rafelen), akin to LowG rabbeln, Dan dial. vrøvle: for IE base see RHAPSODY] 1. Now Rare to make complicated or tangled [parts of his argument were all raveled up] 2. to… …

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  • 90fray — 1. v. 1 tr. & intr. wear through or become worn, esp. (of woven material) unweave at the edges. 2 intr. (of nerves, temper, etc.) become strained; deteriorate. Etymology: F frayer f. L fricare rub 2. n. 1 conflict, fighting (eager for the fray).… …

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