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unriddle

[ uhn-rid-l ]

/ ʌnˈrɪd l /

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verb (used with object), un·rid·dled, un·rid·dling.

to solve (a riddle, mystery, etc.).

Origin of unriddle

First recorded in 1580–90; un-² + riddle¹

OTHER WORDS FROM unriddle

un·rid·dler, noun

Words nearby unriddle

unrestricted, unretire, unrevealed, unrewarded, unrewarding, unriddle, unrifled, unrig, unrighteous, unrip, unripe

Example sentences from the Web for unriddle

So the "muckle stane" was replaced for the next comer who had strength and curiosity enough to unriddle the sphinx.

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) |John Roby
If he had suddenly begun to unriddle the problem of "the thing in itself," I should scarcely have been astonished.

Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch |Ulrich Frank
The disappearance of the child was a mystery which no one could unriddle.

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III |Various
But bethink you of them, and you will unriddle them for yourself, perhaps.

Bardelys the Magnificent |Rafael Sabatini

I come to thy den, old man, that I may unriddle thy dark sayings.

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) |John Roby

British Dictionary definitions for unriddle

unriddle

/ (ʌnˈrɪdəl) /

verb

(tr) to solve or puzzle out

Derived forms of unriddle

unriddler, noun

Word Origin for unriddle

C16: from un- ² + riddle 1