decipher

//dɪˈsaɪfər//
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Verb

decipherInfinitive
decipherPresent tense
decipheredPast tense
decipheredPast participle
decipheringPresent participle
deciphersThird-person singular
1

To convert a coded or encrypted message into intelligible language; to decode.

The spy was able to decipher the secret message.

2

To succeed in understanding or interpreting something obscure, unclear, or difficult to read.

I couldn't decipher his handwriting.

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