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unscramble

un·scram·ble
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-skram-buh l]
    • /ʌnˈskræm bəl/
    • /ʌnˈskræm.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-skram-buh l]
    • /ʌnˈskræm bəl/

Definitions of unscramble word

  • verb with object unscramble to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility. 1
  • verb with object unscramble Also, descramble. to make (a scrambled radio or telephonic message) comprehensible by systematically tuning the receiver to the frequencies used in transmission. Compare decode (def 2). 1
  • transitive verb unscramble put into coherent order 1
  • verb unscramble To unscramble things that are in a state of confusion or disorder means to arrange them so that they can be understood or seen clearly. 0
  • verb unscramble to resolve from confusion or disorderliness 0
  • verb unscramble to restore (a scrambled message) to an intelligible form 0

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Origin of unscramble

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; un-2 + scramble

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Parts of speech for Unscramble

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unscramble popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for unscramble

verb unscramble

  • boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
  • debug — When someone debugs a computer program, they look for the faults in it and correct them so that it will run properly.
  • decode — If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language.

Antonyms for unscramble

verb unscramble

  • garble — to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble: to garble instructions.
  • misquote — a quotation that is incorrect.
  • code — A code is a set of rules about how people should behave or about how something must be done.

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