decrypts

present tense third-person singular of decrypt
as in deciphers
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 decrypts The service decrypts the ticket and checks if the account is allowed access on that service and if so, with what level of privileges. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • My body no longer deciphers its signals correctly.
    Alaa Alqaisi August 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • The implant then decodes the information and sends it wirelessly to the Neuralink app on a computer, which takes actions on the screen on behalf of the user.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Eighteen years after a brainstem stroke left her with near-total paralysis, Ann Johnson heard her voice again, thanks to a brain-computer interface (BCI) that decodes speech directly from brain activity.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Decrypts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrypts. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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