decipher: Meaning and Definition of
de•ci•pher
Pronunciation: (di-sī'fur), [key]
— v.t.
- to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand): to decipher hieroglyphics.
- to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message.
- to depict; portray.
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