decode
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.de·code
transitive verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈkōd\Definition of DECODE
1
a : to convert (as a coded message) into intelligible form b : to recognize and interpret (an electronic signal)
2
a : decipher 3a b : to discover the underlying meaning of <decode the play's imagery>
Examples of DECODE
- Readers can easily decode the novel's imagery.
- I'm trying to decode the expression on her face.
- The box decodes the digital signal for your CD player.
First Known Use of DECODE
1896
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Rhymes with DECODE
abode, anode, bar code, boatload, busload, byroad, carload, cartload, caseload, cathode, church mode, commode, corrode, crossroad, dead load, diode, displode, download, dress code, dynode, embowed, encode, epode, erode, explode, forebode, freeload, front-load, geode, high road, implode, inroad, live load, lymph node, no-load, off-load, outmode, payload, planeload, postcode, post road, railroad, rhapsode, sarod, shipload, side road, Silk Road, skid road, source code, spring-load, square-toed, tetrode, threnode, trainload, triode, truckload, unload, upload, zip code
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