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单词 unriddle
释义

unriddle

verb

un·​rid·​dle ˌən-ˈri-dᵊl How to pronounce unriddle (audio)
unriddled; unriddling; unriddles

transitive verb

: to find the explanation of : figure out, solve
unriddle a puzzle
no trouble unriddling three-part syllogisms New Yorker
also : to make understandable : explain
just trying to unriddle the man Helen Dudar

Synonyms

  • answer
  • break
  • crack
  • dope (out)
  • figure out
  • puzzle (out)
  • resolve
  • riddle (out)
  • solve
  • unravel
  • work
  • work out
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Example Sentences

I managed to unriddle the novel's central mystery before the main character did. the all-encompassing genius of Leonardo da Vinci is something that no biographer could ever hope to unriddle

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined above

unriddle

verb

1
as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning I managed to unriddle the novel's central mystery before the main character did

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • solve
  • unravel
  • answer
  • resolve
  • decipher
  • deduce
  • crack
  • work
  • figure out
  • work out
  • infer
  • dope (out)
  • unscramble
  • conclude
  • untangle
  • decide
  • divine
  • reason
  • iron out
  • speculate
  • untie
  • judge
  • presume
  • puzzle (out)
  • gather
  • conjecture
  • riddle (out)
  • decode
  • guess
  • break
  • straighten (out)
  • assume
  • clear (up)
2
as in to explain
to make plain or understandable the all-encompassing genius of Leonardo da Vinci is something that no biographer could ever hope to unriddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • explain
  • illustrate
  • clarify
  • demonstrate
  • explicate
  • interpret
  • simplify
  • illuminate
  • elucidate
  • construe
  • expound
  • demystify
  • spell out
  • get across
  • decipher
  • solve
  • analyze
  • resolve
  • define
  • decode
  • unravel
  • disentangle
  • clear (up)
  • unscramble
  • untangle
  • specify
  • undo
  • annotate
  • break down
  • gloss
  • commentate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obscure
  • confound
  • confuse
  • cloud
  • befog
  • obfuscate
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