Upsolve

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To solve; explain. transitive

    "They were both broiled o' th' coles i and a man may smell broil'd meat, I hope ? you are a scholar, upsolve me that, now."

  2. 2
    To solve a problem after the end of a contest. neologism

Synonyms

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absolveany from thesaurus:untangleclarifydecipherdescribedirect

Example

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"They were both broiled o' th' coles i and a man may smell broil'd meat, I hope ? you are a scholar, upsolve me that, now."

Etymology

From up- + solve.

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