DECIPHER Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word decipher. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DECIPHER
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decode | verbv | |||||||
verb • convert code into ordinary language | ||||||||
decrypt | verbv | |||||||
verb • convert code into ordinary language | ||||||||
construe | verbv | |||||||
verb • make sense of; assign a meaning to | ||||||||
interpret | verbv | |||||||
verb • make sense of; assign a meaning to • give an interpretation or explanation to • give an interpretation or rendition of • create an image or likeness of • restate (words) from one language into another language • make sense of a language | ||||||||
translate | verbv | |||||||
verb • restate (words) from one language into another language • change from one form or medium into another • make sense of a language • bring to a certain spiritual state • change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation • be equivalent in effect • be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way • subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body • express, as in simple and less technical language • determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA | ||||||||
unravel | verbv | |||||||
verb • become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of • disentangle • become undone | ||||||||
spell out | verbv | |||||||
verb • make explicit; specify in detail • spell fully and without abbreviating • orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of | ||||||||
trace | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a just detectable amount • an indication that something has been present • a suggestion of some quality • a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image • either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree • a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle verb • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something • make a mark or lines on a surface • to go back over again • pursue or chase relentlessly • discover traces of • make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along • copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of • read with difficulty |