deciphered
/dɪˈsaɪfərd/
verb
- Converted something written in code or a difficult script into normal language so it can be read and understood.
- Using a special key, the spy deciphered the secret message from headquarters.
- She deciphered the handwritten note despite the messy cursive.
- The historian deciphered the ancient inscription on the stone tablet.
- Figured out or understood something that is confusing, mysterious, or hard to interpret.
- It took me a while, but I finally deciphered the instructions for the new software.
- The detective deciphered the suspect's strange behavior as a sign of nervousness.
- He deciphered the map's symbols and found the hidden trail.
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