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unmess

verb

Etymology

From un- + mess.

  1. derived from missum
  2. derived from mes
  3. derived from mēnsa — “table; meal”
  4. inherited from mēse
  5. inherited from mes
  6. prefixed as unmess — “un + mess”

Definitions

  1. To tidy up (a mess).

    • He handed the mess over to that young man to unmess.

  2. To resolve (a problematic situation).

    • Take out a pen and make a list, because the causes of Carol's problems with our board are also the emergencies you're going to unmess.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA