unweave

un·weave

verb \-ˈwēv\

un·wove\-ˈwōv\un·wo·ven\-ˈwō-vən\un·weav·ing

Definition of UNWEAVE

transitive verb

: disentangle, unravel

Examples of UNWEAVE

1. <if you want the scarf to be perfect, you're going to have to unweave the last three inches and fix the mistake>

First Known Use of UNWEAVE

1542

Related to UNWEAVE

Synonyms: disentangle, ravel (out), unbraid, unlay, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist, unravel

Antonyms: entangle, snarl, tangle

Related Words: fray, fret; smooth, straighten (out); uncoil, undo, unknot, unlace, unroll, unstring, unthread, untie, unwind

Near Antonyms: braid, knot, lace, plait, ply, splice, tie, wind

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Rhymes with UNWEAVE

Abib, achieve, aggrieve, believe, bereave, cap sleeve, conceive, deceive, French leave, frost heave, Hoccleve, inweave, khedive, motive, naive, perceive, pet peeve, plain weave, qui vive, receive, relieve, reprieve, retrieve, shirtsleeve, shore leave, sick leave, unreeve, upheave