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Another word for decipher

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decipher

v.

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.

Antonyms misunderstand*, fail to solve, misconstrue.

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Another word for decipher

verb

To make understandable:
construe, explain, explicate, expound, interpret, spell out. (Archaic) enucleate. Idiom: put into plain English. See explain
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
To find the key to (a code, for example):
break, crack, decrypt, puzzle out. See knowledge

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She couldn't decipher what he had to be feeling.
In the meantime, he'd learn to use the compass better and decipher the symbols.
She was able to decipher some of it after all the tests she'd been through.
Kiera looked at her, attempting to decipher her warning.
Neither of these texts is, however, very good, and the student who can decipher old Dutch would do well to read it in the metrical translation published by Joenckbloet, Roman van Lanceloet, as the original here was considerably fuller.

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