decode

decode

verb

Definition of DECODE

1

to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language <the agents worked into the night to decode the intercepted message from the enemy spy>

Synonyms break, crack, decipher, decrypt

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)

Antonyms cipher, code, encipher, encode, encrypt

2

to have a clear idea of <I was never able to decode the strange relationship that existed between those two people>

Synonyms appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand

Related Words absorb, digest, take in; realize; fathom, penetrate, pierce

Near Antonyms misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

Antonyms miss