decipher
Use Decipher in a sentence
fər 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.
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World English Dictionary
decipher (dɪˈsaɪfə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible) |
| 2. | to convert from code into plain text; decode |
| de'cipherable | |
| —adj | |
| deciphera'bility | |
| —n | |
| de'cipherer | |
| —n | |
| de'cipherment | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
It's a headache trying to decipher your typing "skillz".
Retailers should be straight with their customers, who are in no mood to decipher some muddled marketing pitch.
Weathers has brought together scientists from different disciplines to decipher this natural system.
Watching which directions the fans point over time can help scientists decipher local weather conditions around the planet's pole.
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