unscramble

/ˈʌnˌskræmbəl/
/ənˈskræmbəl/
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Other forms: unscrambled; unscrambling; unscrambles

Definitions of unscramble
  1. verb
    make intelligible
    “Can you unscramble the message?”
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    antonyms:
    scramble
    make unintelligible
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
    synonyms: unknot, unpick, unravel, untangle
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    type of:
    undo
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
Pronunciation
US
/ˈʌnˌskræmbəl/
UK
/ənˈskræmbəl/
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