decipher

decipher
decipherable, adj.decipherability, n.decipherer, n.decipherment, n.
/di suy"feuhr/, v.t.
1. to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
2. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand): to decipher hieroglyphics.
3. to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message.
4. Obs. to depict; portray.
[1520-30; trans. of MF déchiffrer. See DE-, CIPHER]
Syn. 2. comprehend, solve, unravel, explain.

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