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单词 deciphers
释义

decipher

verb

de·​ci·​pher dē-ˈsī-fər How to pronounce decipher (audio)
deciphered; deciphering; deciphers

transitive verb

1
: decode sense 1a
decipher a secret message
2
obsolete : depict
with her majesty's name deciphered in gold letters Jonathan Swift
3
a
: to make out the meaning of despite indistinctness or obscurity
trying to decipher her handwriting
b
: to interpret the meaning of
decipher the poem
decipherable
dē-ˈsī-f(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce decipher (audio)
adjective
decipherer
dē-ˈsī-fər-ər How to pronounce decipher (audio)
noun
decipherment
dē-ˈsī-fər-mənt How to pronounce decipher (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • break
  • crack
  • decode
  • decrypt
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Example Sentences

I couldn't decipher his sloppy handwriting. we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet
Recent Examples on the Web Corey Gaskin Whoop's proprietary data points and graphs can be difficult to decipher. Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2022 Though Leto is known to be very selective about his roles, the through line for those selections is difficult to decipher. Lauren Larson, Men's Health, 21 Mar. 2022 His predecessors in Cleveland – Sashi Brown and John Dorsey – had draft strategies that weren’t difficult to decipher. Scott Patsko, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022 And streamlining the playbook allows rookies to assimilate faster without having to decipher the advanced calculus that Tom Brady left behind. Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 Likewise, the mail-in ballots that are conventionally thought of as a solution to getting to the polls can be hard to decipher for a myriad of reasons. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Under the direction of Turing and fellow mathematician Gordon Welchman, the team helped decipher the German Enigma device, which allowed the Allies to intercept German communications. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 Using this type of analysis could help researchers decipher other texts about ancient metallurgy from different cultures and regions in the future, the researchers said. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 With that, the malicious party can decipher stored files or even upload incriminating or otherwise malicious files to an account; these files look indistinguishable from genuinely uploaded data. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

decipher

verb

de·​ci·​pher dē-ˈsī-fər How to pronounce decipher (audio)
deciphered; deciphering
1
: to translate from secret or mysterious writing : decode
2
: to make out the meaning of something not clear
I can't decipher her sloppy handwriting.

deciphers

verb

present tense third-person singular of decipher
1
as in translates
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • translates
  • decodes
  • breaks
  • cracks
  • decrypts
  • solves
  • unravels
  • unscrambles
  • renders
  • works
  • descrambles
  • works out
  • figures out
  • unriddles
  • puzzles (out)
  • dopes (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • encodes
  • codes
  • encrypts
  • ciphers
  • enciphers
  • mixes (up)
  • garbles
  • jumbles (up)
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2
as in understands
to have a clear idea of a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • understands
  • knows
  • recognizes
  • comprehends
  • sees
  • grasps
  • appreciates
  • discerns
  • decodes
  • realizes
  • perceives
  • gets
  • conceives
  • intuits
  • assimilates
  • apprehends
  • senses
  • beholds
  • registers
  • makes
  • seizes
  • digs
  • groks
  • catches
  • twigs
  • cognizes
  • digests
  • makes out
  • absorbs
  • savvies
  • compasses
  • tumbles (to)
  • picks up on
  • penetrates
  • cottons (to or on to)
  • catches on (to)
  • fathoms
  • takes in
  • pierces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • misses
  • misunderstands
  • misreads
  • misinterprets
  • misconstrues
  • misconceives
  • mistakes
  • misapprehends
  • misperceives
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