First Known Use: 1935
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decrypt
decrypt
verb de·crypt \(ËŒ)dÄ“-ˈkript\
Definition of DECRYPT
transitive verb
:Â decode 1a
— de·cryp·tion \-ˈkrip-shÉ™n\ noun
Examples of DECRYPT
- <decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs>
Origin of DECRYPT
International Scientific Vocabulary de- + cryptogram, cryptograph
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