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

Inflected Forms

Participles

• descrambling
  present
• descrambled
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• descramble
  simple
• descrambles
  simple
• have descrambled
  perfect
• has descrambled
  perfect
• am descrambling
  progressive
• are descrambling
  progressive
• is descrambling
  progressive
• have been descrambling
  perfect progressive
• has been descrambling
  perfect progressive

Past

• descrambled
  simple
• had descrambled
  perfect
• was descrambling
  progressive
• were descrambling
  progressive
• had been descrambling
  perfect progressive

Future

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

Etymology

Origin of descramble

de- + scramble

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

descramble descrambling

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

The law was originally designed to combat copyright infringement by preventing people from doing things like descrambling DVDs to make bootleg copies.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2015

Dish owners who want to watch HBO will be able to buy a descrambling device for $395 and then pay a monthly service fee.

From Time Magazine Archive