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[ dee-kohd ] / diˈkoʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decode ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing.to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form. to extract meaning from (spoken or written symbols). Television. to unscramble (an electronic signal) so as to provide a video picture for cable subscribers. verb (used without object), de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing.Origin of decodeFirst recorded in 1895–1900; de- + code Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decodeThe whys the wherefores, I think a lot of that is somehow a link from decoding texts, as they say in graduate school. Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Beyond the far reaches of Google lies a web so “deep” even the FBI had difficulty busting drug trades and decoding usernames. Inside the Great Bitcoin Heist|Michael Daly|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cryptography is the art of coding and decoding information between parties. A New Trove of NSA Documents Reveal What Spies Read for Fun|Eli Lake|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Decoding the laugh track of the CNN Debate in Arizona, featuring references to George Costanza and bogeyman Mike Dukakis. Tactical Humorist: Gingrich Referees, Romney Channels Costanza, Santorum on Dukakis|Mark Katz|February 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There is no literacy involved here, and no literacy is expected in decoding the message. The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin Decoding is dependent on knowledge of language characteristics—characteristics of known languages. As Long As You Wish|John O'Keefe Half an hour before his death, my uncle was decoding this dispatch in his library. The Great Prince Shan|E. Phillips Oppenheim He stumbled on a broken street sign, decoding what was left of it, and considered. When he was staying with us he was for ever telegraphing, cabling to America, or decoding messages. The Secret House|Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for decode
verbto convert (a message, text, etc) from code into ordinary language computing to convert (coded characters) from one form to another, as from binary-coded decimals to decimal numbersCompare encode (def. 2) electronics to convert (a coded electrical signal) into normal analogue components to analyse and understand the construction of words and phrases, esp in a foreign language Derived forms of decodedecoder, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to decodeclear up, untangle, solve, unravel, translate, interpret, unscramble, figure out, break, read, decrypt, crack, work out, unriddle |