unmess

English

Etymology

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.

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