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de·ci·pher
 decipher
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- pronunciation:
- dih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
deciphers, deciphering, deciphered |
| definition 1: |
to convert from a coded form to ordinary language; decode.
- synonyms:
- decode
- antonyms:
- cipher, encipher
- similar words:
- construe, interpret
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| definition 2: |
to interpret or comprehend (a piece of language) despite difficulties such as obscurity of style or bad handwriting.
- synonyms:
- construe, interpret
- similar words:
- comprehend, read, understand, unravel
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| related words: |
crack, explain, penetrate, render, translate |
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| derivations: |
decipherable (adj.), decipherability (n.), decipherer (n.) |
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