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
Instead of extorting money to decrypt data in a company’s own system, an attacker can just threaten to release sensitive data if the ransom isn’t paid.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
There is still no evidence that attackers decrypted customer passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
To prevent two of them from colluding to cook the results, each trustee holds a third of the cryptographic key material needed to decrypt results.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Nov. 2025
Various e-mails sent by Fassih from Dublin were later decrypted by the Dutch police.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
There is still no evidence that attackers decrypted customer passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
To prevent two of them from colluding to cook the results, each trustee holds a third of the cryptographic key material needed to decrypt results.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Nov. 2025
Various e-mails sent by Fassih from Dublin were later decrypted by the Dutch police.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, scientists identified the virus, deciphered its secrets, concocted a vaccine, put it into production, and rendered the disease manageable – all within a year.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Before diners are even seated, a quirky focal point is bound to elicit oohs and aahs, and many, many wandering eyes trying to decipher the meaning.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Decrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrypt. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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