unscramble

To unscramble is defined as to straighten out or resolve.

(verb)

An example of to unscramble is to solve a jumbled word game.

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See unscramble in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb unscrambled, unscrambling

  1. to cause to be no longer scrambled, disordered, or mixed up
  2. Electronics to make (incoming scrambled signals) intelligible at the receiver

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See unscramble in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb un·scram·bled, un·scram·bling, un·scram·bles
  1. To straighten out or disentangle (a jumble or tangle); resolve.
  2. To restore (a scrambled message) to intelligible form.

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  • un·scramˈbler noun

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