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descramble

American

[dee-skram-buhl] / diˈskræm bəl /

verb (used with object)

descrambled, descrambling

unscramble.

descramble British

/ diːˈskræmbəl /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

descrambler noun

Etymology

Origin of descramble

de- + scramble

Example Sentences

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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

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