upsolve en · VERB
Etymology
From up- + solve.
Meanings
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(transitive) To solve; explain.
Pray you, upsolve me this question : What holiday is this, Latter Lammas or St. Ginnyes Even? […] Upsolve me that question.
1951, Peter Hausted, The rival friends: Issues 23-25:They were both broiled o' th' coles i and a man may smell broil'd meat, I hope ? you are a scholar, upsolve me that, now.
1756, Ben Jonson, Peter Whalley, The Works of Ben. Jonson:
- (neologism, qualifier:competitive programming) To solve a problem after the end of a contest.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upsolves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| upsolving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upsolved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upsolved | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sleuth · unpuzzle · describe · elucidate · decipher · think out · solve · unravel · inform · work out · justify · clarify · upsolve · teach · tease out · absolve · unravel · unsolve · get to the bottom of · untangle · instruct · upsolve · decipher · specify · meliorate · clarify · puzzle out · Any from Thesaurus:untangle · explain · unriddle · unriddle · absolve · resolve · reason out · illustrate · riddle · disclose · iron out · elaborate · expound · direct · ravel