Decipher
verb (used with object)
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.
Obsolete. to depict; portray.
verb (transitive)
1.
to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
2.
to convert from code into plain text; decode
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