Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decipher"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Decipher \De*ci"pher\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deciphered}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Deciphering}.] [Pref. de- + cipher. Formed in
imitation of F. d['e]chiffrer. See {Cipher}.]
1. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into
intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in
secret characters.
2. To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning
of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly
obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold.
3. To stamp; to detect; to discover. [R.]
You are both deciphered, . . . For villains. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
decipher
v 1: convert code into ordinary language [syn: {decode}, {decrypt}]
[ant: {encode}]
2: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The
archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" [syn: {trace}]
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