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
That means today’s private videos, stored on cloud platforms or transmitted over the internet, could be decrypted years from now.
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Yashas Hariprasad, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
When the Herald arrives to destroy the last bridge, she’s confronted by Johnny, who has been working to decrypt her language.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 25 July 2025
But quantum computers will be able to factor numbers quickly, which could allow hackers or other attackers to efficiently find the codes needed to decrypt important secrets.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
There's no need to decrypt any intel to watch 20th Century Studios' The Amateur starting June 10 via digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, and on 4K UHD and Blu-ray beginning July 8.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Yashas Hariprasad, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
When the Herald arrives to destroy the last bridge, she’s confronted by Johnny, who has been working to decrypt her language.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 25 July 2025
But quantum computers will be able to factor numbers quickly, which could allow hackers or other attackers to efficiently find the codes needed to decrypt important secrets.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
There's no need to decrypt any intel to watch 20th Century Studios' The Amateur starting June 10 via digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, and on 4K UHD and Blu-ray beginning July 8.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Now, a team of international astronomers has succeeded in deciphering the gravitational wave signal, GW190412, to determine more about the collision and the resulting event that sent an infant black hole hurtling through space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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As scientists decipher them, there’s one particular feedback loop that has come to dominate the conversation.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Decrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrypt. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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