decrypt

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

A decoded communication.

Opposite of

encipher, encode, encrypt

Synonyms

decode

decipher

decamp

decoding

decompress

decryption

defuse

demode

disassemble

dismantle

interpret

interpretation

knock down

offload

pull down

ravel

revoke

strike down

take down

take out

uncover

unhide

unknot

unlade

unleash

unload

unpick

unravel

unroll

unscramble

untangle

unwind

vent

wind off

decryptment

break

code translation

break off

Translations

entschlüsseln

déchiffrer

descifrar

decoderen

décoder

décrypter

decifrar

αποκρυπτογραφώ

αποκωδικοποιώ

decodificare

descodificar

decrypteren

ontcijferen

ontsleutelen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈkɹɪpt/

Etymology

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