as in to decipher
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs
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Recent Examples of decrypt
The malware then decrypts a configuration file from a remote server and begins uploading images, device metadata, and identifiers.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Intelligence agencies and other hackers often collect encrypted data in the expectation that one day it can be decrypted.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
The server does not decrypt the query or even have access to the decryption key, so the client data remains private throughout the process.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Your first clue is typically a ransom note that pops up, demanding Bitcoin or other untraceable payment to decrypt your files.
—PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Intelligence agencies and other hackers often collect encrypted data in the expectation that one day it can be decrypted.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
The server does not decrypt the query or even have access to the decryption key, so the client data remains private throughout the process.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Your first clue is typically a ransom note that pops up, demanding Bitcoin or other untraceable payment to decrypt your files.
—PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrypt
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Often when playing against Macdonald’s defense, which is tricky to decipher because of all the post-snap rotations and disguised pressures, the right play is to check it down to a running back or tight end, take 3 or 4 yards and move to the next play.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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Obtaining laboratory research experience in Miami impressed on me the power of science to decipher the mechanisms of life and improve human health.—
Seth Tomchik,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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“Decrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrypt. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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