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unmangle

unmangle verb: to restore the original form of (something previously mangled).

Verb

unmangle (third-person singular simple present unmangles, present participle unmangling, simple past and past participle unmangled)

  1. (transitive) To restore the original form of (something previously mangled).
    • Eliot picked up the papers and attempted to unmangle them as much as possible. His eyes glanced over the pages […]2013, Elaine Overton, Sugar Rush

Forms of unmangle

third-person singular presentunmangles
present participleunmangling
past participleunmangled
pastunmangled

Origin of unmangle

From un- + mangle.

Questions about unmangle

What does unmangle mean?
Unmangle means to restore the original form of (something previously mangled).
What part of speech is unmangle?
Unmangle is a verb.
What is the past tense of unmangle?
The past tense of unmangle is unmangled.

Words near unmangle in the dictionary

  1. unmaneuverable
  2. unmaneuvered
  3. unmanful
  4. unmanfully
  5. unmanfulness
  6. unmangle
  7. unmangled
  8. unmangles
  9. unmangling
  10. unmaniacal
  11. unmanicured

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