"upsolve" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upsolves [present, singular, third-person], upsolving [participle, present], upsolved [participle, past], upsolved [past]
Etymology: From up- + solve. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|solve}} up- + solve Head templates: {{en-verb}} upsolve (third-person singular simple present upsolves, present participle upsolving, simple past and past participle upsolved)
  1. (transitive) To solve; explain. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-upsolve-en-verb-ze9~LGeH
  2. (competitive programming, neologism) To solve a problem after the end of a contest. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-upsolve-en-verb-Ihy8xW9m Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 39 61

Inflected forms

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