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unscramble

[ uhn-skram-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, un·scram·bled, un·scram·bling.

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

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

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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