decipher
verb (used with object)
to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.).
undeciphered
-
a word derived from
decipher.
Example Sentences
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Even today, despite advances in artificial intelligence, there are plenty of undeciphered scripts, from India to Europe, tantalizing us with their ancient wisdom.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
Dr Wood said the letter, written by Dickens on blue-headed notepaper, had remained undeciphered for more than 150 years.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2022
Thousands of clay tablets — many unearthed in the 19th century by adventurers hoping to build museum collections in Europe, the United States and elsewhere — remain undeciphered.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2016
But the undeciphered shorthand from the middle section of the mystery book still beckoned.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2012
One interpreter glanced at the Rosetta stone, whose hieroglyphic inscription was then still undeciphered, and instantly announced its meaning.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
