decipher

About 1.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To convert a code or cipher to plain text.
2. verb To read text that is almost illegible or obscure.
3. verb To make sense of a complex situation.
4. verb To find a solution to a problem.
5. noun A decipherment; a decoding.

Similar words

decode decrypt read interpret determine explain understand unlock unravel break

Often followed by

the it a them what and his this their

Word family

decipherable deciphered decipherer decipherers deciphering decipherment decipherments deciphers