de
ci
pher
Third Person
deciphers
Present Participle
deciphering
Past Tense
deciphered
Past Participle
deciphered
1
to interpret or understand something that is difficult or unclear
transitive
- Students may need to decipher complex scientific texts to grasp the concepts.
- Deciphering a map is crucial for navigation in unfamiliar terrain.
- She used a dictionary to decipher the unfamiliar words in the letter.
- The translator deciphered the text, revealing its true meaning.
2
to translate a coded or secret message into a readable form
transitive
- The spy worked hard to decipher the encrypted message.
- He spent hours trying to decipher the strange symbols on the ancient manuscript.
- The computer program was able to decipher the coded signal in seconds.
- It took the team several days to decipher the secret code.
- The cryptographer was tasked with deciphering the intercepted communication.
Antonyms:
3
read with difficulty
transitive
- She struggled to decipher the doctor’s handwriting on the prescription.
- The old letter was difficult to decipher due to its faded ink.
- The teacher had to decipher the student’s handwriting before grading the paper.
- The mechanic tried to decipher the faded serial number on the engine.
- It took her a while to decipher the old handwriting on the family documents.
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