ravel

Meanings

• Verb

  To unravel or untangle something, such as a knot or a complex situation.

  - "After hours of work, they were finally able to ravel the knot in the old fisherman's net."
  - "The detective spent days raveling the intricacies of the case."

• Verb

  To create an intricate design or pattern, especially with thread or yarn.

  - "The artisan spent hours raveling intricate patterns into the fabric."
  - "The quilter carefully raveled designs into the quilt."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɹævəl/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ravel
avel , gravel , javel , leavel , level , neavel , rivel , shavel , travel , wavel

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Variants

List of all variants of ravel that leads to same result
ravel , raveled , raveler , ravelers , raveling , ravelled , ravelling , ravelment , ravelments , ravels , Joseph Maurice Ravel , Maurice Ravel , Ravel , Ravelian

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Etymology

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Old French raveler, from raveller, to unravel, untangle.

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Trivia

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1. Ravel is the name of a famous French composer, Maurice Ravel.

2. The word 'ravel' comes from the Old French word 'raveler', which means 'to unravel'.

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Related Concepts

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1. unravel: To reveal or discover the truth or underlying causes of something.

2. tangle: A complicated or chaotic situation.

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Culture

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Ravel has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the works of Marcel Proust, who frequently used the word to describe the intricacies of human emotions and experiences. It has also been used in music, such as Ravel's own composition, 'Boléro'.

How to Memorize "ravel"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a ball of yarn and imagine untangling it, or imagine untangling a knot.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of untangling a knot or unraveling a mystery.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Ravel, unravel, reveal' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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