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- DictionaryDe·ci·pher/dəˈsīfər/
verb
- 1. convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language: "keys allow people to decipher coded messages"
verb (used with object) to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand): to decipher hieroglyphics. Synonyms: explain, unravel, solve, comprehend.
Decipher means translate from code, or more generally, figure out. If you can’t decipher your teacher's writing, it means you can't read it. You might feel like you're being asked to decipher a code. During World War II, the Nazis used a machine called the Enigma to encode secret messages.
2 days ago · 2 senses: 1. to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible) 2. to convert from code into plain text; decode.... Click for more definitions.
decipher. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧ci‧pher /dɪˈsaɪfə $ -ər/ verb [ transitive] 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 ordinary language so that you ...
DECIPHER meaning: to discover what something says or means: . Learn more.
/dɪˈsaɪfər/ Verb Forms. decipher something to convert something written in code into normal language. They were able to decipher the French military codes. She quickly deciphered the whole message. Join us. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!
1. to make out the meaning of (something obscure or difficult to read or understand): I couldn't decipher his handwriting. 2. to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message. 3. Obs. to depict; portray. [1520–30; Middle French déchiffrer] de•ci′pher•a•ble, adj. de•ci`pher•a•bil′i•ty, n.
