unriddle

verb

un·​rid·​dle ˌən-ˈri-dᵊl 

unriddled; unriddling; unriddles

transitive verb

: to find the explanation of : figure out, solve

unriddle a puzzle

no trouble unriddling three-part syllogisms

—New Yorker

also : to make understandable : explain

just trying to unriddle the man

—Helen Dudar

Synonyms

• answer
• break
• crack
• dope (out)
• figure out
• puzzle (out)
• resolve
• riddle (out)
• solve
• unravel
• work
• work out

Examples of unriddle in a Sentence

I managed to unriddle the novel's central mystery before the main character did.

the all-encompassing genius of Leonardo da Vinci is something that no biographer could ever hope to unriddle

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined above