Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To solve; explain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
solve ;explain .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From up- + solve.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word upsolve.
Examples
-
They were both broiled on the coals; and a man may smell broiled meat, I hope! you are a scholar, upsolve me that now.
Every Man in His Humor Ben Jonson 1605
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.