decrypt

[dee-kript, di-]

verb (used with object)

to decode or decipher.

Origin of decrypt

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

Related formsde·cryp·tion, noun

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Related Words for decrypted

break, decode, unravel, crack, solve, interpret

Examples from the Web for decrypted

Contemporary Examples of decrypted

Using this device he was able to store hundreds of thousands of classified documents in decrypted form.
Blame the Defense Department for WikiLeaks
James C. Goodale
March 18, 2011
First, no longer would storage of decrypted cables be permitted.
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James C. Goodale
March 18, 2011
Manning then stored these decrypted cables in a separate storage device.
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James C. Goodale
March 18, 2011
When he pulled them up to look at them, they appeared in decrypted form.
Blame the Defense Department for WikiLeaks
James C. Goodale
March 18, 2011
Presently, the emails are sent in encrypted form and decrypted when they arrive and stored in decrypted form.
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James C. Goodale
December 1, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for decrypted

decrypt

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 Formsdecrypted, adjectivedecryption, noun

Word Origin for decrypt

C20: from de- + crypt, as in cryptic

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Word Origin and History for decrypted

decrypt

"to solve a cryptogram," 1936, from de- + cryptogram. Related: Decrypted; decrypting.