decode
[verb]
Synonyms: decipher, crack, decrypt, interpret, solve, unscramble, work out

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Antonyms: code, encode, encrypt
Contrasted words: cipher, codify, encipher, anagrammatize
Related Words: anagram, render, translate, dope out, figure out, make out, resolve, solve, unfold, unravel, unriddle, work, work out, elucidate, explain, interpret

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧code /ˌdiːˈkəʊd $ -ˈkoʊd/ verb [transitive]

1. to discover the meaning of a message written in a code (=a set of secret signs or letters) Synonym : decipher

2. if a computer decodes data, it receives it and changes it into a form that can be used by the computer or understood by a person Antonym : encode:
The software decodes the information embedded in the satellite broadcasts.

3. to receive electronic or digital signals and change them into a picture and sound for a television or radio Antonym : encode:
decoding boxes for your TV set

4. technical to understand the meaning of a word Antonym : encode

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲