unriddle
un·rid·dle
transitive verb \ˌən-ˈri-dəl\Definition of UNRIDDLE
: 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>
Examples of UNRIDDLE
- <I managed to unriddle the novel's central mystery before the main character did.>
- <the all-encompassing genius of Leonardo da Vinci is something that no biographer could ever hope to unriddle>
First Known Use of UNRIDDLE
circa 1586
Related to UNRIDDLE
- Synonyms
- answer, break, crack, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), resolve, riddle (out), unravel, solve, work, work out
- Antonyms
- obscure
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