decrypt

de·crypt

verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈkript\

Definition of DECRYPT

transitive verb

:  decode 1a

— de·cryp·tion \-ˈkrip-shən\ noun

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Examples of DECRYPT

1. <decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs>

Origin of DECRYPT

International Scientific Vocabulary de- + cryptogram, cryptograph

First Known Use: 1935

Related to DECRYPT

Synonyms

break, crack, decipher, decode

Antonyms

cipher, code, encipher, encode, encrypt

Related Words

descramble, unscramble; render, translate; dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), solve, unravel, unriddle, work, work out

Near Antonyms

garble, jumble (up), mix (up)

Rhymes with DECRYPT

conscript, encrypt, postscript, prescript, rescript, subscript, tight-lipped, transcript, typescript