Thesaurus: decipher

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1. v. t. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.
2. v. t. To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold.
3. v. t. To stamp; to detect; to discover.
4. v. convert code into ordinary language
5. v. read with difficulty
6. 1. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters. 2. To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold. 3. To stamp; to detect; to discover. [R.] You are both deciphered, . . . For villains. Shak.
7. v:100 v. read with difficulty