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- Dictionarydecrypt/diːˈkrɪpt/
verb
- 1. make (a coded or unclear message) intelligible: "the computer can be used to encrypt and decrypt sensitive transmissions"
noun
- 1. a text that has been decoded: "he passed the raw decrypts to Moscow, but denies that he was a spy"
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to change electronic information or signals that were stored, written, or sent in the form of a secret code (= a system of letters, numbers, or symbols) back into a form that you can understand and use normally: Messages encrypted using the public key can be decrypted only by someone with the private key. Synonyms. decipher. decode.
noun. Synonyms. break. crack. decipher. decode. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of decrypt in a Sentence. decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs. Recent Examples on the Web If encrypted data sent today get stored, then a future quantum computer could retroactively decrypt the messages.
verb. to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key. to make intelligible (a television or other signal) that has been deliberately distorted for transmission.
to change electronic information or signals that were stored, written, or sent in the form of a secret code (= a system of letters, numbers, or symbols) back into a form that you can understand and use normally: Messages encrypted using the public key can be decrypted only by someone with the private key. Synonyms. decipher. decode.
Definition of decrypt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Communications & Information) to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key. 2. (Broadcasting) to make intelligible (a television or other signal) that has been deliberately distorted for transmission. [C20: from de- + crypt, as in cryptic] deˈcrypted adj. deˈcryption n.
DECRYPT definition: to change electronic information from a secret system of letters, numbers, or symbols back into a…. Learn more.
IPA guide. Other forms: decrypted; decrypting; decrypts. Definitions of decrypt. verb. convert code into ordinary language. synonyms: decipher, decode. see more.
1. to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key. 2. to make intelligible (a television or other signal) that has been deliberately distorted for transmission. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. decrypted (deˈcrypted) adjective. decryption (deˈcryption) noun. Word origin.
noun. A deciphered or decoded message. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Advertisement. Origin of Decrypt. de– -crypt (from cryptogram) From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Decrypt Sentence Examples. Once the message has been encrypted with the public key, only the private key can then decrypt it.
