🔍decipher

verb
/dɪˈsaɪfər/

Meaning

To make sense of something difficult to read or understand; to decode.
To convert something written in code into normal language; to succeed in understanding the meaning of something.

Example Sentences

She managed to decipher the old handwritten letter.

It took hours to decipher the ancient script.

Example Expressions

decipher a code

Synonyms

decode, interpret, translate, solve, unravel
Entry 1
decode, interpret, translate, solve, unravel
Entry 2
interpret, decode

Antonyms

confuse, obscure, encrypt
Entry 1
confuse, obscure, encrypt
Entry 2
confuse, obscure

Collocations

decipher handwriting, decipher message, decipher meaning, decipher code

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