unperplexv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈplɛks/, U.S.

/ˌənpərˈplɛks/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², perplex v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + perplex v. Compare earlier unperplexed adj.

1. transitive. To put an end to the perplexity, confusion, or affliction of. Also occasionally intr. (cf. perplex v. 1c).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)]

softa1225

stilla1325

coolc1330

accoya1375

appeasec1374

attemperc1386

lullc1386

quieta1398

peasea1400

amesec1400

assuagec1400

mesec1400

soberc1430

modify?a1439

establish1477

pacify1484

pacify1515

unbrace?1526

settle1530

steady1530

allay1550

calm1559

compromitc1574

restore1582

recollect1587

serenize1598

smooth1604

compose1607

recompose1611

becalm1613

besoothe1614

unprovokea1616

halcyon1616

unstrain1616

leniate1622

tranquillize1623

unperplexa1631

belull1631

sedate1646

unmaze1647

assopiatea1649

serenate1654

serene1654

tranquillify1683

soothe1697

unalarm1722

reserene1755

quietize1791

peacify1845

quieten1853

conjure1856

peace1864

disfever1880

patise1891

de-tension1961

mellow1974

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)]

arecchec885

unloukOE

overrunOE

sutelec1000

trahtnec1000

unfolda1050

belayc1175

openc1175

onopena1200

accountc1300

undo?a1366

remenea1382

interpret1382

unwrap1387

exploitc1390

enlumine1393

declarec1400

expoundc1400

unplait?c1400

enperc1420

planea1425

clearc1440

exponec1440

to lay outc1440

to give (also carry) lightc1449

unwind1482

expose1483

reducea1500

manifest1530

explicate1531

explaina1535

unlock?1536

dilucidate1538

elucidate1538

illustrate1538

rechec1540

explicate1543

illucidate1545

enucleate1548

unsnarl1555

commonstrate1563

to lay forth1577

straighten1577

unbroid1577

untwist1577

decipherc1586

illuminate1586

enlighten1587

resolvec1592

cipher1594

eliquidate1596

to take (a person) with one1599

rivelc1600

ravel1604

unbowel1606

unmist1611

extricate1614

unbolta1616

untanglea1616

enode1623

unperplexa1631

perspicuate1634

explata1637

unravel1637

esclarea1639

clarify1642

unweave1642

detenebrate1646

dismystery1652

undecipher1654

unfork1654

unparadox1654

reflect1655

enodate1656

unmysterya1661

liquidatea1670

recognize1676

to clear upa1691

to throw sidelight on1726

to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731

eclaircise1754

irradiate1864

unbraid1880

predigest1905

to get (something) straight1920

disambiguate1960

demystify1963

a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 278 This Extasie doth unperplex (We said) and tell us what we love.

1665 J. Sergeant Sure-footing in Christianity 205 I believe you are in some wonderment..: I shall endeavour to unperplex you.

a1711 T. Ken Edmund ix, in Wks. (1721) II. 238 O Father! you can unperplex my Mind.

a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) III. 153 Now, happy, painless hours shall un-perplex The best lov'd pattern of the loveliest sex.

1972 Emporia (Kansas) Gaz. 17 Feb. 9/1 (advt.) And a friendly staff to help ‘unperplex’ you.

2010 H. Jacobson Finkler Question viii. 198 I guess no one ever promised that the process of being unperplexed would be easy.

2. transitive. To disentangle. Usually figurative or in figurative context. Now rare.In quot. 1975 alluding to quot. 1820.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > untwist, unravel, etc.

untwinec1407

unlacea1450

untwindc1460

untwist1538

unweave1542

distwine1562

feaze1568

unpleat1572

unspin1587

unplat1589

unwreathe1591

unreave1593

unravel1603

ravel1607

unwrithe1611

uncluea1616

unwork1623

unperplex1660

untwirla1703

unlay1726

disentwine1814

unbraid1828

unmesha1849

disintertwine1861

unplait1865

tiffle out1880

unleeze1889

1660 Glory of West (single sheet) To unperplex the Riddles of our State, And to discover t'us our hidden part.

1689 R. Gould Poems 207 Asks himself Questions which he ne'r can solve, And what he strives to unperplex, does but the more involve.

1820 J. Keats Lamia i, in Lamia & Other Poems 14 Not one hour old, yet of sciential brain To unperplex bliss from its neighbour pain.

1921 Amer. 19 Feb. 433/1 An ardent and generous young spirit..too impatient and untrained to ‘unperplex’ the tangled strands of truth and error.

1975 H. Bloom Map of Misreading i. i. 22 Our divided consciousness, keeping us from being able to unperplex joy from pain, and ruining the presentness of the moment, at least brings us an aesthetic gain.

1991 G. Hill Enemy's Country (1994) i. 9 One cannot unperplex a philosophy of language from an aesthetic of style.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unperplex
释义	unperplexv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈplɛks/, U.S. /ˌənpərˈplɛks/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², perplex v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + perplex v. Compare earlier unperplexed adj. 1. transitive. To put an end to the perplexity, confusion, or affliction of. Also occasionally intr. (cf. perplex v. 1c). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)] softa1225 stilla1325 coolc1330 accoya1375 appeasec1374 attemperc1386 lullc1386 quieta1398 peasea1400 amesec1400 assuagec1400 mesec1400 soberc1430 modify?a1439 establish1477 establish1477 pacify1484 pacify1515 unbrace?1526 settle1530 steady1530 allay1550 calm1559 compromitc1574 restore1582 recollect1587 serenize1598 smooth1604 compose1607 recompose1611 becalm1613 besoothe1614 unprovokea1616 halcyon1616 unstrain1616 leniate1622 tranquillize1623 unperplexa1631 belull1631 sedate1646 unmaze1647 assopiatea1649 serenate1654 serene1654 tranquillify1683 soothe1697 unalarm1722 reserene1755 quietize1791 peacify1845 quieten1853 conjure1856 peace1864 disfever1880 patise1891 de-tension1961 mellow1974 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)] arecchec885 unloukOE overrunOE sutelec1000 trahtnec1000 unfolda1050 belayc1175 openc1175 onopena1200 accountc1300 undo?a1366 remenea1382 interpret1382 unwrap1387 exploitc1390 enlumine1393 declarec1400 expoundc1400 unplait?c1400 enperc1420 planea1425 clearc1440 exponec1440 to lay outc1440 to give (also carry) lightc1449 unwind1482 expose1483 reducea1500 manifest1530 explicate1531 explaina1535 unlock?1536 dilucidate1538 elucidate1538 illustrate1538 rechec1540 explicate1543 illucidate1545 enucleate1548 unsnarl1555 commonstrate1563 to lay forth1577 straighten1577 unbroid1577 untwist1577 decipherc1586 illuminate1586 enlighten1587 resolvec1592 cipher1594 eliquidate1596 to take (a person) with one1599 rivelc1600 ravel1604 unbowel1606 unmist1611 extricate1614 unbolta1616 untanglea1616 enode1623 unperplexa1631 perspicuate1634 explata1637 unravel1637 esclarea1639 clarify1642 unweave1642 detenebrate1646 dismystery1652 undecipher1654 unfork1654 unparadox1654 reflect1655 enodate1656 unmysterya1661 liquidatea1670 recognize1676 to clear upa1691 to throw sidelight on1726 to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731 eclaircise1754 irradiate1864 unbraid1880 predigest1905 to get (something) straight1920 disambiguate1960 demystify1963 a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 278 This Extasie doth unperplex (We said) and tell us what we love. 1665 J. Sergeant Sure-footing in Christianity 205 I believe you are in some wonderment..: I shall endeavour to unperplex you. a1711 T. Ken Edmund ix, in Wks. (1721) II. 238 O Father! you can unperplex my Mind. a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) III. 153 Now, happy, painless hours shall un-perplex The best lov'd pattern of the loveliest sex. 1972 Emporia (Kansas) Gaz. 17 Feb. 9/1 (advt.) And a friendly staff to help ‘unperplex’ you. 2010 H. Jacobson Finkler Question viii. 198 I guess no one ever promised that the process of being unperplexed would be easy. 2. transitive. To disentangle. Usually figurative or in figurative context. Now rare.In quot. 1975 alluding to quot. 1820. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > untwist, unravel, etc. untwinec1407 unlacea1450 untwindc1460 untwist1538 unweave1542 distwine1562 feaze1568 unpleat1572 unspin1587 unplat1589 unwreathe1591 unreave1593 unravel1603 ravel1607 unwrithe1611 uncluea1616 unwork1623 unperplex1660 untwirla1703 unlay1726 disentwine1814 unbraid1828 unmesha1849 disintertwine1861 unplait1865 tiffle out1880 unleeze1889 1660 Glory of West (single sheet) To unperplex the Riddles of our State, And to discover t'us our hidden part. 1689 R. Gould Poems 207 Asks himself Questions which he ne'r can solve, And what he strives to unperplex, does but the more involve. 1820 J. Keats Lamia i, in Lamia & Other Poems 14 Not one hour old, yet of sciential brain To unperplex bliss from its neighbour pain. 1921 Amer. 19 Feb. 433/1 An ardent and generous young spirit..too impatient and untrained to ‘unperplex’ the tangled strands of truth and error. 1975 H. Bloom Map of Misreading i. i. 22 Our divided consciousness, keeping us from being able to unperplex joy from pain, and ruining the presentness of the moment, at least brings us an aesthetic gain. 1991 G. Hill Enemy's Country (1994) i. 9 One cannot unperplex a philosophy of language from an aesthetic of style. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.a1631
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