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solved
[solv] 
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solve
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer, resolve |
| Synonyms: | break*, clarify, clear up, construe, crack*, deal with, decide, decipher, decode, determine, disentangle, divine, do, elucidate, enlighten, explain, expound, fathom, figure out, find out, fix, get, get right, get to the bottom, have, hit, hit upon, illuminate, interpret, iron out, lick*, make a dent, make out, pan out, put two and two together, puzzle, reason, settle, think out, unfold, unlock, unravel, unriddle, untangle, work, work out |
| Antonyms: | pose, question, search, wonder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reply, react |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, answer back, argue, back at you, back talk, be in touch, claim, comeback, contest, counterclaim, defend, deny, disprove, dispute, echo, explain, feedback, field the question, get back at, get back to, give a snappy comeback, parry, plead, rebut, refute, rejoin, remark, resolve, respond, retaliate, retort, return, sass, say, settle, shoot back, solve, squelch, talk back, top* |
| Antonyms: | ask, question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cipher |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | figure out code |
| Synonyms: | break, calculate, clear up, compute, count, decipher, estimate, figure, reckon, resolve, solve, unravel |
| Antonyms: | code |
| Main Entry: | clear up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explain; resolve |
| Synonyms: | answer, cipher, clarify, decipher, dissolve, elucidate, figure out, illuminate, illustrate, make plausible, make reasonable, puzzle out, resolve, solve, straighten out, tidy, unfold, unravel |
| Antonyms: | complicate, question |
| Main Entry: | crack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discover meaning, answer |
| Synonyms: | break, cryptanalyze, decipher, decode, decrypt, fathom, figure out, get answer, solve, work out |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | decipher |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | figure out, understand |
| Synonyms: | analyze, break, break down, bring out, cipher, construe, crack, decode, deduce, disentangle, dope out, elucidate, encipher, explain, expound, find the key, interpret, make clear, make out, puzzle out, read, render, reveal, solve, spell, translate, unfold, unravel, unriddle |
| Antonyms: | code, encode, scramble |
| Main Entry: | decode |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decipher |
| Synonyms: | break, clear up, crack, crack the code, decrypt, figure out, find the solution, interpret, make clear, read, solve, translate, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, work out |
| Main Entry: | explain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make clear; give a reason for |
| Synonyms: | account for, analyze, annotate, break down, bring out, clarify, clear up, construe, decipher, define, demonstrate, describe, diagram, disclose, elucidate, excuse, explicate, expound, get across, go into detail, illustrate, interpret, justify, make plain, manifest, paraphrase, point out, put across, put in plain English, rationalize, read, refine, render, resolve, reveal, set right, solve, spell out, teach, tell, throw light upon, translate, unfold, unravel, untangle |
| Antonyms: | be vague, complicate, confuse, mystify, obscure, perplex |
| Main Entry: | exposed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made public |
| Synonyms: | apparent, bare, bared, brought to light, caught, clear, debunked, defined, denuded, disclosed, discovered, divulged, dug up, evident, exhibited, for show, found out, laid bare, made manifest, manifest, naked, on display, on the spot, on view, open, peeled, resolved, revealed, shown, solved, stripped, unconcealed, uncovered, unhidden, unmasked, unprotected, unsealed, unsheltered, unveiled, visible |
| Antonyms: | concealed, guarded, private, protected, secret |
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