unscramble

American  

[uhn-skram-buhl] / ʌnˈskræm bəl /

verb (used with object)

unscrambles, present (3rd person singular) unscrambled, past participle, past unscrambling present participle

1. to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility.

2. Also to make (a scrambled radio or telephonic message) comprehensible by systematically tuning the receiver to the frequencies used in transmission.

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unscramble British  

/ ʌnˈskræmbəl /

verb

1. to resolve from confusion or disorderliness

2. to restore (a scrambled message) to an intelligible form

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unscrambler
  noun

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has unscrambled
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have unscrambled
  perfect
• am unscrambling
  progressive 1st person singular
• has been unscrambling
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• unscrambling
  participle
• are unscrambling
  progressive
• unscrambles
  singular 3rd person
• is unscrambling
  progressive 3rd person singular
• have been unscrambling
  perfect progressive

Past

• had unscrambled
  perfect
• had been unscrambling
  perfect progressive
• unscrambled
  participle
• unscrambled
  simple
• was unscrambling
  progressive singular
• were unscrambling
  progressive plural

Future

• will unscramble
  simple
• will have unscrambled
  perfect
• will be unscrambling
  progressive
• will have been unscrambling
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of unscramble

First recorded in 1915–20; un- ² + scramble

Example Sentences

Unscramble his first name and what do you get?

From Forbes • Dec. 8, 2012

Related Words

• conclude
• determine
• discover
• fathom
• resolve
• see
• settle
• solve
• suppose
• think