unsolve

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unsolve

  • /ʌnˈsɒlv/ UK
  • /ʌnˈsɑlv/ US
  • /ʌnˈsɔlv/ US

Rhymes with -ɒlv

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From un- + solve.

verb unsolves · unsolving · unsolved

  1. obsolete To solve. Perchance, my Fancy would have bin so kinde, / T‘ unsolve the doubts of my perplexed minde.

    Similar: ravel, resolve, work out, absolve, decipher, get to the bottom of, iron out, meliorate, cure, puzzle out, reason out, riddle

  2. To undo or remove the solution to a problem; to put something into an unsolved state. “But I cannot allow you to use my cousin to solve or, I suppose, more precisely, to unsolve your case.”

    Similar: unresolve

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@misc{unsolve_2026,
  title = {unsolve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unsolve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}