ravel

ravel
ravel (v.) 1580s, "to untangle, unwind," also "to become tangled or confused," from Du. ravelen "to tangle, fray, unweave," from rafel "frayed thread." The seemingly contradictory senses of this word (ravel and unravel are both synonyms and antonyms) are reconciled by its roots in weaving and sewing: as threads become unwoven, they get tangled.

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  • Ravel —   [ra vɛl], Joseph Maurice, französischer Komponist, * Ciboure (Département Pyrénées Atlantiques) 7. 3. 1875, ✝ Paris 28. 12. 1937; studierte am Pariser Conservatoire (u. a. bei G. Fauré), trat bald mit Kompositionen an die Öffentlichkeit. Er… …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • ravel — The verb has inflected forms ravelled, ravelling in BrE and usually raveled, raveling in AmE. The usual meaning is ‘to entangle or become entangled’, but ravel out has the opposite meaning, the same as disentangle or unravel …   Modern English usage

  • ravel — ► VERB (ravelled, ravelling; US raveled, raveling) 1) (ravel out) untangle. 2) confuse or complicate (a question or situation). ► NOUN ▪ a tangle or cluster …   English terms dictionary

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