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Webster 1913 Edition


Decipher

De-ci′pher

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deciphered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Deciphering
.]
[Pref.
de-
+
cipher
. Formed in imitation of F.
déchiffrer
. See
Cipher
.]
1.
To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms;
as, to
decipher
a letter written in secret characters
.
2.
To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold.
3.
To stamp; to detect; to discover.
[R.]
You are both
deciphered
, . . .
For villains.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Decipher

DECI'PHER

, v.t.