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Definition of decipher verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

decipher

verb

NAmE//dɪˈsaɪfər//

decipher somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they decipher

he / she / it deciphers

past simple deciphered

-ing form deciphering

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to succeed in finding the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand synonym decode to decipher a code Can anyone decipher his handwriting? see indecipherable

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