de·ci·pher
(dĭ-sī′fər)tr.v. de·ci·phered, de·ci·pher·ing, de·ci·phers
1. To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).
2. To convert from a code or cipher to plaintext; decode.
de·ci′pher·a·ble adj.
de·ci′pher·er n.
de·ci′pher·ment n.
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decipher
(dɪˈsaɪfə)vb (tr)
1. to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
2. (Communications & Information) to convert from code into plain text; decode
deˈcipherable adj
deˌcipheraˈbility n
deˈcipherer n
deˈcipherment n
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de•ci•pher
(dɪˈsaɪ fər)v.t.
1. to make out the meaning of (something obscure or difficult to read or understand): I couldn't decipher his handwriting.
2. to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message.
3. Obs. to depict; portray.
[1520–30; Middle French déchiffrer]
de•ci′pher•a•ble, adj.
de•ci`pher•a•bil′i•ty, n.
de•ci′pher•er, n.
de•ci′pher•ment, n.
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decipher
Past participle: deciphered
Gerund: deciphering
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | decipher - convert code into ordinary language rewrite - write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis" |
| 2. |  decipher - read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"read - interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
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decipher
verb
1. decode, crack, solve, understand, explain, reveal, figure out (informal), unravel, suss (out) (slang) I'm still no closer to deciphering the code.
2. figure out, read, understand, interpret (informal), make out, unravel, deduce, construe, suss (out) (slang) I can't decipher these notes.
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decipher
verb1. To make understandable:
Archaic: enucleate.
Idiom: put into plain English.
2. To find a solution for:
Informal: dope out, figure out.
Idiom: get to the bottom of.
3. To find the key to (a code, for example):
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Translations
يَحُلُّ رُموزيَفْهَمُ
rozluštitdešifrovat
dechifreredekodeforståtyde
ratkaistatavata
kibetûzmegold
ráîa fram úr, lesa úr
išskaityti
atšifrētsalasīt
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decipher
vt (lit, fig) → entziffern
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decipher
(diˈsaifə) verb1. to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language. They deciphered the spy's letter.
2. to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read). I can't decipher his handwriting.
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decipher
vt. descifrar, resolver un problema.
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