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Decipher
Pronunciation : De*ci"pher
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. de- + cipher. Formed in imitation of F. d?chiffrer. See Cipher.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Deciphered; p. pr. & vb. n. Deciphering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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