"decode" meaning in All languages combined

See decode on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈkəʊd/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decode.wav [UK] Forms: decode [canonical], decodes [third-person, singular], decoded [past], decoded [past, participle], decoding [present, participle]
Etymology: de- + code Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|de|code}} de- + code Head templates: {{verb|decod|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you decode something, you convert a coded message into a simple text. Synonyms: decipher
    Sense id: simple-decode-en-verb-9fLq0lbG
  2. If you decode something, you figure out something that is difficult to read.
    Sense id: simple-decode-en-verb-zYQStdDG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with de-
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