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de⋅crypt

[dee-kript, di-]
–verb (used with object)
to decode or decipher.

Origin:
1935–40; de- + crypt(ogram)


de⋅cryp⋅tion, noun
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de·crypt   (dē-krĭpt')   
tr.v.   de·crypt·ed, de·crypt·ing, de·crypts
  1. To decipher.

  2. To decode.

n.   (dē'krĭpt')
A deciphered or decoded message.

[de- + -crypt (from cryptogram).]
de·cryp'tion n.
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