unmess

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ mess.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To tidy up (a mess).
   • 1956, Stephen G. Hust, "This is my own, my native land.", page 73:

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

2. (transitive) To resolve (a problematic situation).
   • 2010, Pickard, But I Wouldn't Want to Die There:

     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.

Anagrams

• Munses