unravel
verb
[ ʌnˈrav(ə)l ]
• undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).
Similar:
untangle,
disentangle,
straighten out,
separate out,
unsnarl,
unknot,
unwind,
untwist,
undo,
untie,
unkink,
unjumble,
• investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling).
• "they were attempting to unravel the cause of death"
Similar:
solve,
resolve,
work out,
clear up,
puzzle out,
find an answer to,
get to the bottom of,
explain,
elucidate,
fathom,
decipher,
decode,
crack,
penetrate,
untangle,
unfold,
settle,
reveal,
clarify,
sort out,
make head or tail of,
figure out,
suss (out),