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verb (used with object)
1.
to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
2.
to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand): to decipher hieroglyphics.
3.
to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message.
4.
Obsolete. to depict; portray.
Related forms
de·ci·pher·a·ble, adjective
de·ci·pher·a·bil·i·ty, noun
de·ci·pher·er, noun
de·ci·pher·ment, noun
un·de·ci·pher·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
2. comprehend, solve, unravel, explain.
2. comprehend, solve, unravel, explain.
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