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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
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˌˈٲ, noun
- ˈ, noun
- ˈԳ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·p·· adjective
- ·p··i·ٲ noun
- ·p· noun
- ·p·Գ noun
- un·p·· adjective
- ܲd·p·· adverb
- ܲd·p adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
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.
In 2016, Scots were asked to work with voice recognition technology in a bid to help mobile phones decipher the accent better.
So, Mexico, Canada and every other country facing tariffs or the threat of them have to decipher what Trump is really playing at.
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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