decode

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, verschlüsselte oder codierte Informationen in eine verständliche Form umzuwandeln oder eine komplexe Nachricht bzw. ein Signal zu deuten.

A verb used to express the act of converting coded or encrypted information into an understandable form, or interpreting a complex message or signal.

1. Convert coded messageB2formal

   To convert a coded or encrypted message into a readable form.

   Entschlüsseln

   • The spy decoded the secret message using a special key.
   • The software can decode encrypted files quickly.
   • He spent hours trying to decode the ancient script.

   Synonymecrackdecipherdecryptinterprettranslateunscramble

   Antonymecodeencodeencrypt

2. Interpret meaningB2formal

   To understand or interpret the meaning of something that is not immediately clear.

   Entschlüsseln

   • It took me a while to decode his complex instructions.
   • She tried to decode the hidden message in the painting.
   • The analyst decoded the data to reveal the trend.

   Synonymedecipherfigure outinterpretpuzzle outunderstandunravelwork out

   Antonymemisinterpretmistakemisunderstand