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decode
[ dee-kohd ]
verb (used with object)
- to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.
- to extract meaning from (spoken or written symbols).
- Television. to unscramble (an electronic signal) so as to provide a video picture for cable subscribers.
verb (used without object)
- to work at decoding.
decode
/ »å¾±Ëˈ°ìəʊ»å /
verb
- to convert (a message, text, etc) from code into ordinary language
- computing to convert (coded characters) from one form to another, as from binary-coded decimals to decimal numbers Compare encode
- electronics to convert (a coded electrical signal) into normal analogue components
- to analyse and understand the construction of words and phrases, esp in a foreign language
Derived Forms
- »å±ðˈ³¦´Ç»å±ð°ù, noun
Example Sentences
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.
It is not enough to simply be able to decode words at a high school or college level.
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.
Sheriff’s deputies had seized a handwritten key seized from inside the jail that allowed them to decode it.
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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