DECIPHERED

deciphered

(adjective) converted from cryptic to intelligible language

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

deciphered

simple past tense and past participle of decipher

Source: Wiktionary


DECIPHER

De*ci"pher, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deciphered; p. pr. & vb. n. Deciphering.] Etym: [Pref. de- + cipher. Formed in imitation of F. déchiffrer. See Cipher.]

1. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.

2. To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold.

3. To stamp; to detect; to discover. [R.] You are both deciphered, . . . For villains. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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