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decipher
[dih-sahy-fer]
verb (used with object)
to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.).
to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand).
to decipher hieroglyphics.
Synonyms: , , ,to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher.
to decipher a secret message.
Obsolete.to depict; portray.
decipher
/ ɪˈɪə /
verb
to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
to convert from code into plain text; decode
Other Word Forms
- decipherable adjective
- decipherability noun
- decipherer noun
- decipherment noun
- undecipherable adjective
- undecipherably adverb
- undeciphered adjective
- ˈ adjective
- ˌˈٲ noun
- ˈ noun
- ˈԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Unlike recent years, where many guests had trouble deciphering a unique take on the theme, menswear and fine tailoring allowed guests to play and explore.
“I think he had a better sense of what we’re spewing at him, and how to decipher it.”
American tech firms grappled with more uncertainty Monday, left to decipher whether they could rely on a tariff exemption for businesses key to the U.S. economy.
A decorated World War Two code breaker who spent her youth deciphering enemy messages at Bletchley Park has died at the age of 101.
Even after it was deciphered, the coded message from jail seemed strange.
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