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verb

decipher

convert code into ordinary language

In a sentence

Six example sentences with decipher, each labelled with its topic.

  • Ventris needed three years to decipher Linear B, and the tablets turned out to be inventories of sheep and olive oil.

    History

  • Without the key, the intercepted traffic is unreadable noise, and no laptop on earth will decipher it before the sun burns out.

    Technology

  • The last chest opens only if you decipher the wall runes, which map onto letters once you find the tavern menu.

    Gaming

  • The novel's heroine must decipher a coded diary, and each chapter unlocks one more letter of the key.

    Literature

  • The spy in the film must decipher a message hidden in a crossword before the train reaches Vienna.

    Movies

  • Rival scouts tried all season to decipher the coach's hand signals, which changed meaning every week.

    Basketball

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