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verb un·rid·dle \ ˌən-ˈri-dᵊl \

Definition of unriddle

transitive verb

: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 in a Sentence

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

unriddle Synonyms

Synonyms

answer, break, crack, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), resolve, riddle (out), unravel, solve, work, work out

Antonyms

obscure

Related Words

conclude, decide, deduce, gather, infer, judge, reason; clear (up), iron out, straighten (out), unscramble, untangle, untie; assume, conjecture, divine, guess, presume, speculate; decipher, decode

Near Antonyms

befog, cloud; confound, confuse, obfuscate

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