unmess

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verb

To tidy up (a mess).

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Meanings

verbunmess (third-person singular simple present unmesses, present participle unmessing, simple past and past participle unmessed)

present singular third person unmesses · participle present unmessing · participle past unmessed · past unmessed

  1. transitiveTo tidy up (a mess).

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

    1956, Stephen G. Hust, "This is my own, my native land.", page 73
  2. transitiveTo 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.

    2010, Pickard, But I Wouldn't Want to Die There

Origin

From un- + mess.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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