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.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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My body no longer deciphers its signals correctly.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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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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The Verdigris system decodes a building's electricity use into individual appliances.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 May 2017
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“Decrypts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrypts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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