01 v. t. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.
imp. & p. p.
Deciphered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deciphering
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1.
To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.
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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.
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3.
To stamp; to detect; to discover.[R.]“You are both deciphered, . . . For villains.” — Shak.