cipher
noun
a secret method of writing or recording data, such as by substituting or adding letters or numbers, using specially formed symbols, or the like; code.
have ciphered
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present perfectof cipher.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But what they do in effect is this:— They say—'We have ciphered this thing out, and have come to the conclusion that it is not going to rain, that it will be a dry spring.
From The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation by Boldrewood, Rolf
Hankins could not have ciphered him into Millerism if his wife had not driven him into it as the easiest means of getting a divorce.
From The End of the World A Love Story by Eggleston, Edward
I could have ciphered the meaning then, if it has a meaning.
From Dorothy on a House Boat by Raymond, Evelyn
