"unsolve" meaning in English

See unsolve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unsolves [present, singular, third-person], unsolving [participle, present], unsolved [participle, past], unsolved [past]
Etymology: From un- + solve. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|solve}} un- + solve Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsolve (third-person singular simple present unsolves, present participle unsolving, simple past and past participle unsolved)
  1. (obsolete) To solve. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-unsolve-en-verb--a~i8f48
  2. To undo or remove the solution to a problem; to put something into an unsolved state.
    Sense id: en-unsolve-en-verb-qzhPDuJr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76

Inflected forms

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