Unscramble

/ʌnˈskræm.bəl/

Meaning & Definition

verb

to restore to intelligible form (as by rearranging or separating parts) something that has been scrambled.

She had to unscramble the letters to find the hidden message.

to solve or figure out a confusing or mixed-up situation.

The detective worked hard to unscramble the clues left at the crime scene.

to decode or decipher (especially in the context of information or signals).

The team was able to unscramble the encrypted data and retrieve the files.

The prefix 'un-' implies negation and 'scramble' comes from Middle English 'scramblen', which means to mix or jumble.

unscramble the eggs

to break and mix eggs before cooking

unscrambled thoughts

thoughts that have been organized after confusion

scramble

to mix or jumble together

decoding

the process of converting a coded message into intelligible form

to figure something out

He really had to unscramble that mess of numbers in the report.