decrypt

[dee-kript, dih-]

verb (used with object)

1. to decode or decipher.

decrypt

/ diːˈkrɪpt /

verb

1. to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key

2. to make intelligible (a television or other signal) that has been deliberately distorted for transmission

Other Word Forms

• decryption noun
• decrypted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of decrypt¹

First recorded in 1935–40; de- + crypt(ogram)

Word History and Origins

Origin of decrypt¹

C20: from _de- + crypt, as in _cryptic

Example Sentences

The only person who could decrypt it was the individual.

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I won’t give too much away, but it’s not far into the film when Lex gets his hands on this message from Superman’s parents, decrypting and restoring the other half.

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But businesses and governments face a problem right now, as attackers could harvest encrypted information and decrypt it later when they do gain access to suitably powerful devices.

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In addition, they only decrypted the pieces of the model stored on the chip when necessary.

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Quantum computing will be useful for solving some important types of problems, such as optimising financial risk, decrypting data, designing molecules, and studying the properties of materials.

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