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verb
- 1. convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language: "authorized government agencies can decipher encrypted telecommunications" Similar Opposite
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DECIPHER definition: 1. to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. : decode sense 1a. decipher a secret message. 2. obsolete : depict. with her majesty's name deciphered in gold letters Jonathan Swift. 3. a. : to make out the meaning of despite indistinctness or obscurity. trying to decipher her handwriting. b. : to interpret the meaning of. decipher the poem. decipherable. dē-ˈsī-f (ə-)rə-bəl. adjective.
DECIPHER meaning: 1. to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way: 2. to…. Learn more.
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: explain, unravel, solve, comprehend.
decipher something to succeed in finding the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand. Can anyone decipher his handwriting? She watched the girl’s expression closely, trying to decipher her meaning. see also indecipherable
If you decipher a piece of writing or a message, you work out what it says, even though it is very difficult to read or understand.
Decipher means translate from code, or more generally, figure out. If you can’t decipher your teacher's writing, it means you can't read it. You might feel like you're being asked to decipher a code. During World War II, the Nazis used a machine called the Enigma to encode secret messages.
A complete guide to the word "DECIPHER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
DECIPHER definition: to discover what something says or means: . Learn more.
1. to make out the meaning of (something obscure or difficult to read or understand): I couldn't decipher his handwriting. 2. to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message. 3. Obs. to depict; portray. [1520–30; Middle French déchiffrer] de•ci′pher•a•ble, adj. de•ci`pher•a•bil′i•ty, n.
