decipher

1. v. t. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. v. t. To stamp; to detect; to discover. Source: opted

4. v. convert code into ordinary language Source: wordnet

5. v. read with difficulty Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

7. v:100 v. read with difficulty Source: ecdict

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