un·scram·ble

[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, descramble. to make (a scrambled radio or telephonic message) comprehensible by systematically tuning the receiver to the frequencies used in transmission. Compare decode ( def 2 ).

Origin:
1915–20; un-2 + scramble

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unscramble (ʌnˈskræmbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to resolve from confusion or disorderliness
2.  to restore (a scrambled message) to an intelligible form
 
un'scrambler
 
n

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Unscramble is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Word Origin & History

unscramble
"restore to order," 1923, from un- (2) + scramble (v.). The original notion probably is from the old retort about the impossibility of unscrambling eggs.
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Example sentences
In this animated game, you'll unscramble words to show how much you know about
  water.
In another, you unscramble words by sliding the tiles into the right order on
  the table.
Unscramble the words and write them on the blank lines.
It will allow you to unscramble the solution to a partially completed puzzle.
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