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de⋅ci⋅pher

  [di-sahy-fer]
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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.
Origin:
1520–30; trans. of MF déchiffrer. See de-, cipher

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

Synonyms:
2. comprehend, solve, unravel, explain.
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de·ci·pher   (dĭ-sī'fər)   
tr.v.   de·ci·phered, de·ci·pher·ing, de·ci·phers

  1. To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter). See Synonyms at solve.

  2. To convert from a code or cipher to plain text; decode.

de·ci'pher·a·ble adj., de·ci'pher·er n., de·ci'pher·ment n.
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Word Origin & History

decipher 
1528, from de- + cipher.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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