decipher

Definitions


[dɪˈsʌɪfə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language
(e.g: authorized government agencies can decipher encrypted telecommunications)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century: from de- (expressing reversal) + cipher, on the pattern of French déchiffrer




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