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decrypt, v.|dɪˈkrɪpt|
[f. de- II. 1 + crypt as in cryptogram, cryptograph; cf. It. decriptare.]
a. trans. To solve (a cryptogram) without knowledge of the key.
b. To convert (a cryptogram) into plaintext by proper application of the key. So deˈcrypted ppl. a., deˈcrypting vbl. n., deˈcryption, the deciphering of a cryptogram.
1936Cryptogram June 4 Those who succeeded in decrypting Message No. 1 of the last issue. 1938R. Candela Milit. Cipher of Commandant Bazeries 111 Decrypting or Cryptanalysis is that discipline which teaches us how to attempt the restoration of ciphered texts to their intended meaning without the knowledge or use of the cipher or key involved. 1946Rep. Joint. Comm. Investigation Pearl Harbor Attack. 79th Congress 2nd Sess. iv. 230 The message was decrypted and translated in rough form on December 6. Ibid., The December 3 dispatch..was turned over on December 5, 1941, to the Radio Intelligence Unit for decryption and translation. Ibid. 231 No basis exists for criticizing the system which was set up for decrypting and translating the intercepted Japanese messages. 1957R. Watson-Watt Three Steps to Victory liii. 318 Burn all codes save that needed to decrypt the final note. 1962G. Jenkins Grue of Ice v. 72, I can get a bearing if a ship sends eleven letters. I proved it to the German Decryption Service. 1967Punch 30 Aug. 327/1 The lower case was used for decrypted messages. |