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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To stamp; to detect; to discover. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You are both deciphered, . . .
              For villains.                         --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ 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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decipher
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αποκρυπτογραφώ, αποκωδικοποιώ
     2 (μτφρ) κατανοώ, καταλαβαίνω, συμπεραίνω, συλλαμβάνω έννοια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decipher
     n.
     A decipherment; a decoding.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain
  text.
     2 (lb en transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
     3 (lb en transitive) To make sense of a complex situation.
     4 (lb en transitive) To find a solution to a problem.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  decipher
     n.
     A decipherment; a decoding.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain
  text.
     2 (lb en transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
     3 (lb en transitive) To make sense of a complex situation.
     4 (lb en transitive) To find a solution to a problem.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  decipher
     n.
     A decipherment; a decoding.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain
  text.
     2 (lb en transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
     3 (lb en transitive) To make sense of a complex situation.
     4 (lb en transitive) To find a solution to a problem.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  decipher
     n.
     A decipherment; a decoding.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain
  text.
     2 (lb en transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
     3 (lb en transitive) To make sense of a complex situation.
     4 (lb en transitive) To find a solution to a problem.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decipher
     Englanti vb.
     purkaa, avata (''koodi, teksti tms.''); selvittää (''jotain
  abstraktia'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decipher
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg: text=transitivt) dechiffrera, tyda; tolka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Decipher /dɪsˈaɪfə/
  حلّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  decipher //dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)// 
  1. дешифрирам
  to decode or decrypt a code or cipher
  2. разчитам
  to read illegible or obscure text

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decipher /dɪsˈaɪfə/
  dekódovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decipher /dɪsˈaɪfə/ 
  rozluštit

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  decipher /dɪsˈaɪfə/
  
  αποκρυπτογράφω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  decipher //dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)// 
  1. avata (viesti), murtaa, purkaa
  to decode or decrypt a code or cipher
  2. ratkaista
  to find a solution
  3. tavata
  to read illegible or obscure text

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  decipher /dɪsˈaɪfə/ 
  1. अर्थ निकालना
        "The historical manuscript was deciphered by a set of historians."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  decipher /dɪsˈaɪfə/
  dešifrirati, protumačiti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  decipher //dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)// 
  解読
  to decode or decrypt a code or cipher

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  decipher /dɪˈsaɪfə/ 
    odszyfrowywać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  decipher /disaifər/
  decifrar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  decipher //dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)// 
  1. dechiffrera, avkoda, dekryptera, läsa, tyda
  to decode or decrypt a code or cipher
  2. tyda, dechiffrera, läsa
  to read illegible or obscure text

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  decipher /dɪsˈaɪfə/
  1. şifre çözmek
  2. yorumlamak . decipherable  halledilebilir, okunabilir
  3. anlaşılır.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈsaɪfɝ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  84 Moby Thesaurus words for "decipher":
     account for, allegorize, analyze, answer, bottom, break,
     break down, cipher, clarify, clear up, crack, cryptanalyze, debug,
     decode, decrypt, demonstrate, demythologize, disentangle, divine,
     do, dope, dope out, elucidate, enlighten, euhemerize, exemplify,
     explain, explain away, explicate, exposit, expound, fathom,
     figure out, find out, find the answer, find the solution, get,
     get right, give reason for, give the meaning, guess, guess right,
     have it, hit it, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, make clear,
     make out, make plain, open the lock, paraphrase, plumb, popularize,
     psych, psych out, puzzle out, rationalize, ravel, ravel out, read,
     resolve, riddle, shed light upon, show, show how, show the way,
     simplify, solve, sort out, spell out, throw light upon, translate,
     undo, unfold, unlock, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle,
     untwist, unweave, work, work out
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 译解;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 译解,解释
     n. 密电译文

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