decrypt

[ dee-kript, dih- ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to decode or decipher.

Origin of decrypt

1
First recorded in 1935–40; de- + crypt(ogram)

Other words from decrypt

  • de·cryp·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for decrypt

decrypt

/ (diːˈkrɪpt) /


verb(tr)
  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

Origin of decrypt

1
C20: from de- + crypt, as in cryptic

Derived forms of decrypt

  • decrypted, adjective
  • decryption, noun

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