unscramble
to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility.
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 of unscramble
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How to use unscramble in a sentence
Hoddan let the confusion mount past any unscrambling, and then slid down the tree and joined in the rush.
The Pirates of Ersatz | Murray LeinsterPressure from the Mine Owners' Association finally brought about a referendum on the question of unscrambling.
The I.W.W. | Paul Frederick Brissenden
British Dictionary definitions for unscramble
/ (ʌnˈskræmbəl) /
to resolve from confusion or disorderliness
to restore (a scrambled message) to an intelligible form
Derived forms of unscramble
- unscrambler, noun
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