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• decode — v. t. to convert from a coded form into the original form; of communications. Inverse of encode. Syn: decrypt, decipher[WE1]. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• decipher — [v] figure out, understand analyze, break, break down, bring out, cipher, construe, crack, decode, deduce, disentangle, dope out, elucidate, encipher, explain, expound, find the key, interpret, make clear, make out, puzzle out, read, render,… …   New thesaurus

• decode — [v] decipher break, clear up, crack, crack the code, decrypt, figure out, find the solution, interpret, make clear, read, solve, translate, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, work out; concepts 15,31,37 …   New thesaurus

• decipher — [dē sī′fər, disī′fər] vt. [ DE + CIPHER] 1. to translate (a message in cipher or code) into ordinary, understandable language; decode 2. to make out the meaning of (ancient inscriptions, illegible writing, etc.) decipherable adj. decipherment n …   English World dictionary

• decode — [[t]di͟ːko͟ʊd[/t]] decodes, decoding, decoded 1) VERB If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language. [V n] All he had to do was decode it and pass it over... [V n] The secret documents… …   English dictionary

• decipher — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. make out, decode; translate, interpret. See interpretation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. decode, interpret, read, make clear, translate, spell, unravel, reveal, unfold, elucidate, solve, interpret by… …   English dictionary for students

• decode — transitive verb Date: 1896 1. a. to convert (as a coded message) into intelligible form b. to recognize and interpret (an electronic signal) 2. a. decipher 3a b. to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• decipher — de|ci|pher [dıˈsaıfə US ər] v [T] 1.) to find the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand →↑indecipherable ▪ She studied the envelope, trying to decipher the handwriting. 2.) to change a message written in a ↑code into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• decipher — verb 1) he deciphered the code Syn: decode, decrypt, break, work out, solve, interpret, unscramble, translate; make sense of, get to the bottom of, unravel; informal crack, figure out Ant: encode 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• decode — [diːˈkəʊd] verb [T] to succeed in understanding the meaning of a message that is written in CODE Syn: decipher Ant: decode …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• decipher — transitive verb Date: 1545 1. decode 1a 2. obsolete depict 3. a. to make out the meaning of despite indistinctness or obscurity b. to interpret the meaning of • …   New Collegiate Dictionary