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decrypt

verb

  1. decode, decipher
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdiːkɹɪpt/ / /dɪˈkɹɪpt/ / /diːˈkɹɪpt/

noun

Etymology: From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

  1. A decoded communication.

    The decrypts were being obtained from the traffic of 78 German stations by the end of 1941, and of 147 stations by the end of 1942.

verb

Etymology: From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

  1. To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.