enträtseln — meaning in English

English meaning

• riddle noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
• unravel verb To untangle or separate threads that have become knotted or woven together.

Senses

enträtseln is used for these senses in English:

• riddle (transitive) To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
• unravel (also, reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.

riddle — full definition

1. noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
2. noun A coarse sieve used to separate finer material from coarser material, such as sifting gravel from sand.
3. verb To pierce something with many holes, or to fill it thoroughly with something, often something damaging.

unravel — full definition

1. verb To untangle or separate threads that have become knotted or woven together.
2. verb To work out or solve something confusing or mysterious, piece by piece.
3. verb To fall apart or break down into disorder.

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