UNCIPHER

Etymology

Verb

uncipher (third-person singular simple present unciphers, present participle unciphering, simple past and past participle unciphered)

(obsolete, transitive) To decode or decipher.

Synonyms

• construe, crack, decipher, decode, disentangle, do, explain, figure out, interpret, read, riddle, solve, translate, unfold, unravel, unscramble, untangle

Antonyms

• encipher

Anagrams

• punchier

Source: Wiktionary


Un*ci"pher, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cipher.]

Definition: To decipher; as, to uncipher a letter. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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