unscramble
verb
un·scram·ble
ˌən-ˈskram-bəl 
unscrambled; unscrambling; unscrambles
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: to restore (scrambled communication) to intelligible form
Examples of unscramble in a Sentence
We weren't able to unscramble the satellite signal.
Unscramble the letters ALCEDNRA to spell “CALENDAR.”
Recent Examples on the Web
Municipal bond investors are compelled to unscramble the pixelated PDF disclosure egg to get data sort-of back to its digital form.
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Greater computing power has enabled remarkable breakthroughs in AI, including OpenAI’s GPT-3 language generator, which can answer science and trivia questions, fix poor grammar, unscramble anagrams, and translate between languages.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2020
Then the collaboration met in Hawai‘i last December to unscramble the results and see what sort of map the Kitt Peak robotic fibers had observed.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Eventually, as a result of investigations in several cities, at least six top mob bosses were convicted, and prosecutors here and in Kansas City unscrambled pieces of the nationwide puzzle of crime.
—Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Greater computing power has enabled remarkable breakthroughs in AI, including OpenAI’s GPT-3 language generator, which can answer science and trivia questions, fix poor grammar, unscramble anagrams, and translate between languages.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2020
Then the collaboration met in Hawai‘i last December to unscramble the results and see what sort of map the Kitt Peak robotic fibers had observed.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Eventually, as a result of investigations in several cities, at least six top mob bosses were convicted, and prosecutors here and in Kansas City unscrambled pieces of the nationwide puzzle of crime.
—Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
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unscramble
verb
un·scram·ble
ˌən-ˈskram-bəl
ˈən-
: to make orderly or clear again
trying to unscramble a mix-up with the test scores
unscramble a radio message
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