unpuzzle en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + puzzle.
Meanings
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(transitive) To solve (a puzzle); to work out.
2010, Jill Kriegel (2010), commentary on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens It is no ordinary paradox Dickens has set himself to unpuzzle here. The whispered truth behind every syllable of the human story is the staggering fact that finite man should find himself endowed with infinite expectations.
We need to unpuzzle the past to heal our hearts, and the present to see who we are.
2022, Annie Kotowicz, What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unpuzzled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unpuzzled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unpuzzles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unpuzzling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
unpuzzle · think out · get to the bottom of · puzzle out · meliorate · iron out · riddle · work out · tease out · solve · unriddle · ravel · decipher · reason out · resolve · unsolve · unriddle · sleuth · resolve · upsolve · absolve · puzzle out · Any from Thesaurus:untangle · unravel