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decrypt

[ dee-kript, di- ]
/ diˈkrɪpt, dɪ- /
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verb (used with object)

to decode or decipher.

RELATED WORDS

break, decode, unravel, crack, solve, interpret

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Origin of decrypt

First recorded in 1935–40; de- + crypt(ogram)
Related formsde·cryp·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for decrypted

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 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

v.

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

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