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decrypt
[ dee-kript, dih- ]
/ diˈkrɪpt, dɪ- /
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verb (used with object)
to decode or decipher.
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Origin of decrypt
First recorded in 1935–40; de- + crypt(ogram)
OTHER WORDS FROM decrypt
de·cryp·tion, nounWords nearby decrypt
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British Dictionary definitions for decrypt
decrypt
/ (diːˈkrɪpt) /
verb (tr)
to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key
to make intelligible (a television or other signal) that has been deliberately distorted for transmission
Derived forms of decrypt
decrypted, adjectivedecryption, nounWord Origin for decrypt
C20: from de- + crypt, as in cryptic
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