decode
verb (used with object)
to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.
decoded
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past participleof decode.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof decode.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
decodeverb (used with object)to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.
Example Sentences
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Once the model had decoded that signature, the team searched human genes for the sequence and found that roughly 60% contain the initiator.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Royal meaning must often be decoded, and the King will have wanted to avoid offending his host.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The result is an ode of sorts to elusive bossdom, where the cryptic may remain cryptic, decoded just enough to let us appreciate the achievement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
The TV guide helpfully decoded what I was watching: a film called “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains,” and it was showing on Night Flight.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026
We push messages under each other’s doors, written in the cryptic language of the aliens, which is filled with x’s and Z’s and must be decoded.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
