"descramble" meaning in English

See descramble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: descrambles [present, singular, third-person], descrambling [participle, present], descrambled [participle, past], descrambled [past]
Etymology: From de- + scramble. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|scramble}} de- + scramble Head templates: {{en-verb}} descramble (third-person singular simple present descrambles, present participle descrambling, simple past and past participle descrambled)
  1. To decode or unscramble a coded signal Wikipedia link: descramble Derived forms: descrambler

Inflected forms

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