decipher

decipher
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. make out, decode; translate, interpret. See interpretation.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. decode, interpret, read, make clear, translate, spell, unravel, reveal, unfold, elucidate, solve, interpret by use of a key, find the key to, disentangle, expound, render, construe, explain, unscramble, decrypt, make out, figure out, make head or tail of*, break (a code)*, crack*, dope out*; see also solve , translate 1 .
Ant. misunderstand*, fail to solve, misconstrue.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
figure out, read, decode, make out, solve, interpret, work out, understand, crack, unravel, puzzle out.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make understandable: construe, explain, explicate, expound, interpret, spell out. Archaic: enucleate. Idiom: put into plain English. See EXPLAIN. 2. To find a solution for: clear up, explain, resolve, solve, unravel. Informal: dope out, figure out. Idiom: get to the bottom of. See ASK, REASON. 3. To find the key to (a code, for example): break, crack, decrypt, puzzle out. See KNOWLEDGE.

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