Unmess

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To tidy up (a mess). transitive

    "He handed the mess over to that young man to unmess."

  2. 2
    To resolve (a problematic situation). transitive

    "Take out a pen and make a list, because the causes of Carol's problems with our board are also the emergencies you're going to unmess."

Example

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"He handed the mess over to that young man to unmess."

Etymology

From un- + mess.

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