unpuzzle

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ puzzle.

Verb

unpuzzle (third-person singular simple present unpuzzles, present participle unpuzzling, simple past and past participle unpuzzled)

1. (transitive) To solve (a puzzle); to work out.

   Synonyms: puzzle out, resolve, unriddle; see also Thesaurus:solve

   • 2010, Jill Kriegel (2010), commentary on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

     It is no ordinary paradox Dickens has set himself to unpuzzle here. The whispered truth behind every syllable of the human story is the staggering fact that finite man should find himself endowed with infinite expectations.

   • 2022, Annie Kotowicz, What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic:

     We need to unpuzzle the past to heal our hearts, and the present to see who we are.