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decipher

/dɪˈsaɪ.fər/

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verb

/dɪˈsaɪ.fər/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по преобразованию закодированного или неясного текста в читаемую форму, или интерпретации чего-то сложного для понимания.

A verb used to indicate the act of converting coded or obscure text into readable form, or interpreting something difficult to understand.

  1. Decode or interpretB2formal

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

    ruРасшифровать

    • The cryptographer deciphered the ancient script.
    • She managed to decipher his messy handwriting.
    • They used a key to decipher the encrypted file.

    Synonymsdecodedecryptfigure outinterpretreadtranslateunderstandunravel

    Antonymscodeencodeencrypt

  2. Understand or make sense ofB2formal

    To figure out the meaning of something that is difficult to understand.

    ruПонять или разобраться

    • I can't decipher his motives for leaving so suddenly.
    • The detective tried to decipher the suspect's alibi.
    • It took me a while to decipher the instructions for the device.

    Synonymsconstruedecodefigure outinterpretpuzzle outunderstandwork out

    Antonymsbaffleconfusemisunderstandmystifyperplex

Forms
  • deciphered past participle
  • deciphered past simple
  • deciphering present participle
  • deciphers third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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