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unscramble

[ uhn-skram-buhl ]

verb (used with object)

, un·scram·bled, un·scram·bling.
  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. Compare decode ( def 2 ).


unscramble

/ ʌnˈskræmbəl /

verb

  1. to resolve from confusion or disorderliness
  2. to restore (a scrambled message) to an intelligible form
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • unˈscrambler, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unscramble1

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

In the game, you had to unscramble successively larger, nested collections of letters to create a valid “chain” of six English words between four and nine letters in length.

In the game of Anigrams, you unscramble successively larger, nested collections of letters to create a valid “chain” of six English words between four and nine letters in length.

Anyone can use the receiver’s public key to scramble data, which only the receiver can unscramble using the private key.

This tool basically decodes the frequency of events, much like unscrambling ingredients that have gone into the blender for a cake.

This forwards five messages — the allegedly offending one along with the four previous ones in the exchange, including any images or videos — to WhatsApp in unscrambled form, according to former WhatsApp engineers and moderators.

But, with every quarter that passes, it's harder to unscramble the egg.

The disadvantage, soon manifest, was that no plan had been devised to unscramble the reports from the various tanks.

In the Pentagon it takes days to unscramble a received broadcast such as Betsy receives!

"These two'll unscramble that broadcast," said Sergeant Bellews, with tranquil confidence.

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