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decipher

[ dih-sahy-fer ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.):

    to decipher a hastily scribbled note.

  2. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand):

    to decipher hieroglyphics.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher:

    to decipher a secret message.

  4. Obsolete. to depict; portray.


decipher

/ ɪˈɪə /

verb

  1. to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
  2. to convert from code into plain text; decode
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adjective
  • ˌˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ, noun
  • ˈԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·p·· adjective
  • ·p··i·ٲ noun
  • ·p· noun
  • ·p·Գ noun
  • un·p·· adjective
  • ܲd·p·· adverb
  • ܲd·p adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decipher1

First recorded in 1520–30; translation of Middle French é󾱴ڴڰ; equivalent to de- + cipher
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A decorated World War Two code breaker who spent her youth deciphering enemy messages at Bletchley Park has died at the age of 101.

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Even after it was deciphered, the coded message from jail seemed strange.

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In 2016, Scots were asked to work with voice recognition technology in a bid to help mobile phones decipher the accent better.

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So, Mexico, Canada and every other country facing tariffs or the threat of them have to decipher what Trump is really playing at.

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His words after the Lakers’ 122-97 victory over the Clippers on Tuesday night at the Intuit Dome were uncharacteristically hard to decipher.

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