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

It then sends the response back to the VPN server, which encrypts and sends it back to you for your device to decrypt.

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In a statement, the scientific organisation said one of the trustees had lost their key in "an honest but unfortunate human mistake", making it impossible for them to decrypt - and uncover - the final results.

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Quantum computing has the potential to relatively easily break the global and currently used advanced encryption standard, or AES, which involves the same key being used for both encrypting and decrypting data.

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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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