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decipher
de·ci·pher [ di sfər ] (past and past participle de·ci·phered, present participle de·ci·pher·ing, 3rd person present singular de·ci·phers)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make out what something says: to succeed in establishing what a word or piece of writing says when it is difficult or almost impossible to read
2. work out meaning of something: to study something that is written in code or in an unknown form of writing until it can be understood and read normally

de·ci·pher·a·ble adjective
de·ci·pher·er noun
de·ci·pher·ment noun
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