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cryptanalyze

American  
[krip-tan-l-ahyz] / krɪpˈtæn lˌaɪz /
especially British, cryptanalyse

verb (used with object)

cryptanalyzed, cryptanalyzing
  1. to study (acryptogram ) for the purpose of discovering the clear meaning; break (a code, cipher, etc.).


Etymology

Origin of cryptanalyze

see origin at cryptanalysis, analyze

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