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unwind

 : 
Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
 : 
un=wind

CIDE DICTIONARY

unwindv. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st Un-, and Wind to coil.].
  •  To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To disentangle.  Hooker.  [1913 Webster]
unwindv. i. 
     To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

unwind, v. (past and past part. unwound)
1 a tr. draw out (a thing that has been wound). b intr. become drawn out after having been wound.
2 intr. & tr. colloq. relax.

THESAURUS

unwind

calm down, clarify, clear up, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool it, cool off, disembroil, disentangle, disintricate, disinvolve, ease, ease off, ease up, get organized, let down, let up, let up on, loosen up, ravel, relax, simmer down, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slow down, sober down, sort out, take it easy, unbend, unbraid, unclutter, uncoil, unfold, unfurl, unknot, unlax, unmix, unravel, unreel, unroll, unscramble, unsnarl, untangle, unthread, untwine, untwist, unweave

ROGET THESAURUS

unwind

Evolution

VB evolve, unfold, unroll, unwind, uncoil, untwist, unfurl, untwine, unravel, untangle, disentangle, develop.


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