"decipher" meaning in All languages combined

See decipher on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈsaɪfə(r)/ [UK] Forms: decipher [canonical], deciphers [third-person, singular], deciphered [past], deciphered [past, participle], deciphering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you decipher something, you decode or decrypt a code or cipher into a plain text.
    Sense id: simple-decipher-en-verb-9gAJWQoU
  2. If you are able to decipher something, you can read and understand text that is almost illegible.
    Sense id: simple-decipher-en-verb-mmW2ELiM
  3. If you decipher something, you find a solution to a problem.
    Sense id: simple-decipher-en-verb-n9kzDhwT
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