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
Importantly, both keys are required to decrypt the message being sent.
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Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
The first Trump administration targeted such apps five years ago, complaining that their messages couldn't be decrypted even by law enforcement agencies with a warrant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Psaki, during a media tour to promote her new show, has stressed that Maddow is inimitable and suggested, instead, that her own chief value will be as an experienced insider who can decrypt Washington for viewers.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
Even if encrypted, data intercepted today could be decrypted and operationalized years from now.
—Denis Mandich, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
The first Trump administration targeted such apps five years ago, complaining that their messages couldn't be decrypted even by law enforcement agencies with a warrant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Psaki, during a media tour to promote her new show, has stressed that Maddow is inimitable and suggested, instead, that her own chief value will be as an experienced insider who can decrypt Washington for viewers.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
Even if encrypted, data intercepted today could be decrypted and operationalized years from now.
—Denis Mandich, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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In other words, there was too much atmospheric static to decipher information using classical techniques.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
21 June 2025
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Mortgage professionals have mastered the art of deciphering hidden meanings, changing fears into wisdom and confusion into action.—
Neil Anders,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Decrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrypt. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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