unmangle

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verb

To restore the original form of (something previously mangled).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person unmangles · participle present unmangling · participle past unmangled · past unmangled

  1. transitiveTo 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
demangle

Origin

From un- + mangle.

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Cite this entry
APA

unmangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmangle

MLA

“unmangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmangle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmangle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmangle.

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