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Unsolved vs Unsolve - What's the difference?

unsolved | unsolve |

As an adjective unsolved

is not yet solved.

As a verb unsolve is

to solve.

unsolved

English

Adjective

(-)
  • not yet solved

    • See also

    *unresolved

    unsolve

    English

    Verb

    (unsolv)
  • (obsolete) To solve.
  • * 1631 , Francis Quarles, The History of Samson :
    • Perchance, my Fancy would have bin so kinde, / T‘ unsolve the doubts of my perplexed minde.
  • To undo or remove the solution to a problem; to put something into an unsolved state.
  • * 2001 , Dave Rosi, One Good Deed :
  • *:“But I cannot allow you to use my cousin to solve or, I suppose, more precisely, to unsolve your case.”
  • * 2011 , Solomon Belay Faris, (title):
    • Ethiopia and the Generation That Unsolves Problems.