Decipher (Verb)
Meaning 1
Convert code into ordinary language.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The code was so complex that it took months to decipher the messages sent between the spy agencies.
- Paleontologists spent years trying to decipher the ancient language written on the stone tablets they discovered.
- The handwriting was messy and difficult to read, but after several minutes I managed to decipher the recipe.
- As an expert in ancient scripts, she was able to decipher the mysterious symbols on the artifact.
- After studying the cryptic map, the adventurers were finally able to decipher the location of the hidden treasure.