descramble

American  

[dee-skram-buhl] / diˈskræm bəl /

verb (used with object)

descrambles, present (3rd person singular) descrambled, past participle, past descrambling present participle

1. unscramble.

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descramble British  

/ diːˈskræmbəl /

verb

1. to restore (a scrambled signal) to an intelligible form, esp automatically by the use of electronic devices

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• descrambler
  noun

Conjugated Forms

Present

• have descrambled
  perfect
• has descrambled
  perfect 3rd person singular
• am descrambling
  progressive 1st person singular
• has been descrambling
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• are descrambling
  progressive
• descrambling
  participle
• is descrambling
  progressive 3rd person singular
• have been descrambling
  perfect progressive
• descrambles
  singular 3rd person

Past

• had descrambled
  perfect
• were descrambling
  progressive plural
• descrambled
  participle
• was descrambling
  progressive singular
• had been descrambling
  perfect progressive
• descrambled
  simple

Future

• will descramble
  simple
• will have descrambled
  perfect
• will have been descrambling
  perfect progressive
• will be descrambling
  progressive

Etymology

Origin of descramble

de- + scramble

Example Sentences

Encryption goes further than a simple login password, by scrambling data in a way that requires a password key to descramble it.

From New York Times • May 5, 2016

The Nazis and the Allies didn't want the other guys to know how they scrambled their messages, let alone the keys that they could use to descramble them.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory