unriddle

  • 1Unriddle — Un*rid dle, v. t. & i. [1st pref. un + riddle.] To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or a mystery. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] And where you can t unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2unriddle — index ascertain, elucidate, explicate, expound, solve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3unriddle — [unrid′ l] vt. unriddled, unriddling to solve or explain (a riddle, mystery, etc.) …

    English World dictionary

  • 4unriddle — transitive verb Date: circa 1586 to find the explanation of ; figure out, solve < unriddle a puzzle > < no trouble unriddling three part syllogisms New Yorker >; also to make understandable ; explain < just trying to unriddle the man Helen Dudar&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5unriddle — unriddler, n. /un rid l/, v.t., unriddled, unriddling. to solve (a riddle, mystery, etc.). [1580 90; UN 2 + RIDDLE1] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 6unriddle — verb a) To figure out the answer to a riddle. b) To solve a perplexing problem …

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  • 7unriddle — Synonyms and related words: answer, bottom, break, clear up, crack, debug, decipher, decode, disentangle, divine, do, dope, dope out, explain, fathom, figure out, find out, find the answer, find the solution, get, get right, guess, guess right,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 8unriddle — v. a. Solve, explain, expound, unfold, unravel …

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  • 9unriddle — un·riddle …

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  • 10unriddle — un•rid•dle [[t]ʌnˈrɪd l[/t]] v. t. dled, dling to solve (a riddle, mystery, etc.) • Etymology: 1580–90 un•rid′dler, n …

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