decode

de·code

 (dē-kōd′)

tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes

1. To convert from code into plaintext.

2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.

3. To extract the underlying meaning from: decode a complex literary text.

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decode

(diːˈkəʊd)

vb

1. (Communications & Information) to convert (a message, text, etc) from code into ordinary language

2. (Computer Science) computing to convert (coded characters) from one form to another, as from binary-coded decimals to decimal numbers. Compare encode²

3. (Electronics) electronics to convert (a coded electrical signal) into normal analogue components

4. (Linguistics) to analyse and understand the construction of words and phrases, esp in a foreign language

deˈcoder n

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de•code

(diˈkoʊd)

v. -cod•ed, -cod•ing. v.t.

1. to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.

2. to extract meaning from (spoken or written symbols).

[1895–1900]

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decode

Past participle: decoded
Gerund: decoding

Imperative

decode

decode

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

decode - convert code into ordinary language decipher, decrypt rewrite - write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis" encode - convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally"

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decode

verb

1. decipher, crack, work out, solve, interpret, unscramble, decrypt, descramble The secret documents were intercepted and decoded.
decipher scramble, encode, encrypt, encipher

2. understand, explain, interpret, make sense of, construe, decipher, elucidate, throw light on, explicate You don't need to be a genius to decode his work.

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Translations

يفُكُّ رُموز أو شِفْرَه

dekódovat

afkodedechifreretyde

decodieren

decodificardescifrardescodificartraducir

tulkita

décoder

dekódol

snúa á venjulegt mál

decifraredecodificare

iškoduoti

atšifrēt

avkodeomsette

dekódovať

şifreyi çözmek

解码译码

decode

[ˈdiːˈkəʊd] VT → descifrar (Ling, TV) → descodificar

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decode

[diːˈkəʊd] vt → décoder

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decode

vt → decodieren, dechiffrieren, entschlüsseln; (Comput, TV) → dekodieren

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decode

[ˈdiːˈkəʊd] vt (message) → decifrare (Comput, Ling) → decodificare

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decode

(diːˈkoud) verb

to translate (a coded message) into ordinary understandable language. ontsyfer, dekodeer يفُكُّ رُموز أو شِفْرَه дешифрирам decodificar dekódovat decodieren dechifrere; afkode; tyde αποκωδικοποιώdescodificar dekodeerima رمز گشایی کردن avata décoder לְפָעַנֵח कूटानुवाद dekodirati dekódol menafsirkan snúa á venjulegt mál decodificare 普通の言葉に直す 해독하다 iškoduoti atšifrēt mentafsir kod decoderendechiffrere, omsette, avkode deszyfrować له رمزه را ايستل، رمز په ساده او څرګنده ژبه اړول descodificar a decodifica раскодировать dekódovať dekodirati dekodirati dechiffrera ถอดรหัส şifreyi çözmek 譯碼(如電報等)，解讀(密碼) розшифровувати رمزی پیغام کو قابل فہم عبارت میں تبدیل کرنا giải mã 译码（如电报等），解码

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