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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /dɪˈsaɪfər/ · UK /dɪˈsaɪfə/
decipher means: To manage to read or understand writing that is difficult to make out.
verb
To manage to read or understand writing that is difficult to make out.
- I can’t decipher your handwriting.
- She deciphered the faded words on the postcard.
- Can anyone decipher this signature?
To work out the ordinary words hidden in a secret code.
- They deciphered the secret message.
- Can you decipher this code without the key?
- Experts are trying to decipher the intercepted signals.
To work out the answer to a difficult problem.
- We finally deciphered the puzzle.
- She tried to decipher the mystery behind the missing files.
- Can you decipher this logic problem?
Questions about decipher
What does decipher mean?
To manage to read or understand writing that is difficult to make out.
What is decipher in other languages?
Türkçe: okumayı başarmak · Español: descifrar · Français: déchiffrer · Deutsch: entziffern · Italiano: decifrare · 日本語: 判読する
How do you pronounce decipher?
In American English /dɪˈsaɪfər/; in British English /dɪˈsaɪfə/.
How do you use decipher in a sentence?
I can’t decipher your handwriting. She deciphered the faded words on the postcard.
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