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decode

[ dee-kohd ]

verb (used with object)

decoded, decoding.
  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).
  3. Television. to unscramble (an electronic signal) so as to provide a video picture for cable subscribers.


verb (used without object)

decoded, decoding.
  1. to work at decoding.

decode

/ »å¾±Ëˈ°ìəʊ»å /

verb

  1. to convert (a message, text, etc) from code into ordinary language
  2. computing to convert (coded characters) from one form to another, as from binary-coded decimals to decimal numbers Compare encode
  3. electronics to convert (a coded electrical signal) into normal analogue components
  4. to analyse and understand the construction of words and phrases, esp in a foreign language
“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

  • »å±ðˈ³¦´Ç»å±ð°ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decode1

First recorded in 1895–1900; de- + code
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Decoding mysteries is his driving compulsion, and if decoding the enigma of human interaction is part of that – something solo living never requires him to practice – so be it.

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It is not enough to simply be able to decode words at a high school or college level.

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Comedy employs equations that decode the American psyche, like the classic “tragedy plus time†math, or a certain comedian’s popular “of course, but maybe†bit.

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Sheriff’s deputies had seized a handwritten key seized from inside the jail that allowed them to decode it.

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Whether it's the echo of beeping tills in a supermarket or the hissing of a coffee machine in your local café, the brain is constantly working to decode hundreds of noises each day.

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