Unriddle

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To figure out the answer to (a riddle). transitive
  2. 2
    To solve (a perplexing problem). broadly, transitive

    "It vvill be found, vvhen the Myſterie of iniquitie ſhall be unriddled, that, as they vvere their ſpavvn the Anabaptiſts, the obſtructers of our Doctrinal Reformation, ſo, they are by their Miſſionaries ſent unto Corners and Hillie Countreys the obſtructers of our practical."

Synonyms

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riddleabsolveanswerany from thesaurus:untanglebottombreak

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"It vvill be found, vvhen the Myſterie of iniquitie ſhall be unriddled, that, as they vvere their ſpavvn the Anabaptiſts, the obſtructers of our Doctrinal Reformation, ſo, they are by their Miſſionaries ſent unto Corners and Hillie Countreys the obſtructers of our practical."

Etymology

From un- + riddle.

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figure out

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