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   De·code

   /ˌdēˈkōd/

   

   verb

   • 1. convert (a coded message) into intelligible language: "he put down the phone and decoded the message"
   • ▪ analyze and interpret (a verbal or nonverbal communication or image): "a handbook to help parents decode street language"
   • ▪ convert (audio or video signals) into another form, e.g., to analog from digital in sound reproduction: "processors used to decode CD-quality digital audio signals"

   noun

   • 1. a translation of a coded message: informal "studying reports, poring over decodes"

   Derivatives

   • 1. decodable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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