noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A decoded communication.

   "The decrypts were being obtained from the traffic of 78 German stations by the end of 1941, and of 147 stations by the end of 1942."

Verb

1. 1
   To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text. transitive
2. 2
   convert code into ordinary language wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

decipherdecodedecodebreakcrackdecipher

Antonyms

All antonyms

encipherencodeencrypt

Example

More examples

"Once I decrypt this email, we'll have all the information that we'll need."

Etymology

From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

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