| Main Entry: | debug |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | troubleshoot |
Synonyms: |
adjust, correct, fix, iron out, remedy, remove errors, repair, sort out, straighten out, unravel, unscramble, untangle, work the bugs out of |
| Main Entry: | decode |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decipher |
Synonyms: |
break, clear up, crack, crack the code, decrypt, figure out, find the solution, interpret, make clear, read, solve, translate, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, work out |
| Main Entry: | disentangle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unwind, disconnect; solve |
Synonyms: |
bail one out, clear up, detach, discumber, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disinvolve, emancipate, expand, extricate, free, let go, let off, loose, open, part, resolve, separate, sever, simplify, sort out, sunder, unbraid, undo, unfold, unravel, unscramble, unsnarl, untangle, untie, untwine, untwist, work out |
Antonyms: |
entangle, entwine, twist, wind |
| Main Entry: | figure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand; decide, infer |
Synonyms: |
catch on to, cipher, clear up, comprehend, conclude, crack, decipher, decode, determine, discover, disentangle, dope out, fathom, follow, get*, make heads or tails of, make out, master, opine, puzzle out, reason, resolve, rule, see, settle, solve, suppose, think, think out, unfold, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle |
| Main Entry: | simplify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make easy, intelligible |
Synonyms: |
abridge, analyze, boil down, break down, break it down, chasten, clarify, clean it up, clean up, clear up, cut down, cut the frills, decipher, disentangle, disinvolve, draw a picture, elucidate, explain, facilitate, get down to basics, get to the meat, hit the high spots, interpret, lay out, let daylight in, let sunlight in, make clear, make perfectly clear, make plain, order, put in a nutshell, put one straight, reduce, shorten, spell out, streamline, unscramble |
Antonyms: |
complicate, confuse, make difficult |
| Main Entry: | untangle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | straighten out |
Synonyms: |
clear up, disembroil, disencumber, disentangle, explain, extricate, put in order, solve, unravel, unscramble, unsnarl, untwist, unweave |
Antonyms: |
tangle, twist |