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verb
To unravel (something spun, knit, or woven).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To counteract fate.
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Usage: figuratively, transitive
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verb
To untwist (something that is twisted or wound)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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verb
To stop (something) from spinning.
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verb
To unmake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To counteract or decipher a complicated web of lies, statements, arguments, traditions, etc.
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verb
To reveal the truth behind PR (public relations) or slanted reporting.
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verb
To disentangle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To happen; to unfold; to develop.
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History
From un- + spin.
