upsolve

present singular third person upsolves · participle present upsolving · participle past upsolved · past upsolved

1. transitiveTo solve; explain.

   They were both broiled o' th' coles i and a man may smell broil'd meat, I hope ? you are a scholar, upsolve me that, now.

   1756, Ben Jonson, Peter Whalley, The Works of Ben. Jonson

   1 more example

   Pray you, upsolve me this question : What holiday is this, Latter Lammas or St. Ginnyes Even? […] Upsolve me that question.

   1951, Peter Hausted, The rival friends: Issues 23-25

   Synonyms: clarify, decipher, unriddle, absolve, clarify, describe, direct, disclose

2. neologismcompetitive programmingTo solve a problem after the end of a contest.