decipher

Definition of Decipher in English :

1. decipher, decode, decrypt

convert code into ordinary language

2. decipher, trace

read with difficulty

Example Sentences:
'Can you decipher this letter?'
'The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Decipher

verb (transitive)

1.

to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)

2.

to convert from code into plain text; decode

verb transitive

1.

to translate (a message in cipher or code) into ordinary, understandable language; decode

2.

to make out the meaning of (ancient inscriptions, illegible writing, etc.)

tr.v. de·ci·phered, de·ci·pher·ing, de·ci·phers

1. To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).

2. To convert from a code or cipher to plaintext; decode.