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Definition: DECIPHERING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To decode, unscramble or decrypt.[Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Present participle conjugation of the verb decipher.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(decipher)
1. Convert code into ordinary language.[Wordnet].
2. Read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?".[Wordnet].
3. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.[Websters].
4. 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.[Websters].
5. To stamp; to detect; to discover.[Websters].
6. Base verb from the following inflections: deciphering, deciphered, deciphers, decipherer, decipherers, decipheringly and decipheredly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "Deciphering" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1485. (references)

Specialty Definition: DECIPHERING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Explaining; detecting the letters represented by ciphers; unfolding; marking.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of decipher. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: DECIPHERING

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Deciphering Me 13     Deciphering Me 13

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: DECIPHERING

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya فَكَّ رُمُوزَ الشَّفْرَة (break, breaking, breaks, broke, broken). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha فَكَّ رُمُوزَ الشَّفْرَة (break, breaking, breaks, broke, broken). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic فَكَّ رُمُوزَ الشَّفْرَة (break, breaking, breaks, broke, broken). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese decifrando (deciphering, decrypting, unscrambling). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 解释 (explanation, interpretation, to explain, to interpret, to resolve), 解密 (decryption, decipherment, deciphering, decrypt). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse decifrà (decipher, to decipher, decode, decoding, disentangle). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi decifrà (decipher, to decipher, decode, decoding, disentangle). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican decifrà (decipher, to decipher, decode, decoding, disentangle). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso decifrà (decipher, to decipher, decode, decoding, disentangle). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu decifrà (decipher, to decipher, decode, decoding, disentangle). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Daco-Rumanian citire (reading, readings, deciphering, lection, perusal). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari سرگشايي (deciphering), افشاى سر (deciphering). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch entziffernd (deciphering), dechiffrierend (deciphering, unscrambling), Dechiffrierung (deciphering, decoding), entschlüsselnd (deciphering, decrypting, unscrambling), entziffern (decipher, to decipher, crack, disentangle, solve), Entschlüsselung (decryption, decoding, deciphering, Decipherment), entschlüsseln (decipher, to decipher, decode, decrypt, unscramble), dekodierend (deciphering, decoding, solving), dechiffrieren (decipher, to decipher, unscramble, deciphering, decode). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Français déchiffrant (deciphering, unscrambling), décryptant (deciphering, decrypting), déchiffrer (decipher, to decipher, decrypt, read, unscramble), déchiffrement (decryption, decipherment, decoding, deciphering, decipher), déchiffrage (fabric analysis, deciphering). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
French déchiffrant (deciphering, unscrambling), décryptant (deciphering, decrypting), déchiffrer (decipher, to decipher, decrypt, read, unscramble), déchiffrement (decryption, decipherment, decoding, deciphering, decipher), déchiffrage (fabric analysis, deciphering). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
German entziffernd (deciphering), dechiffrierend (deciphering, unscrambling), Dechiffrierung (deciphering, decoding), entschlüsselnd (deciphering, decrypting, unscrambling), entziffern (decipher, to decipher, crack, disentangle, solve), Entschlüsselung (decryption, decoding, deciphering, Decipherment), entschlüsseln (decipher, to decipher, decode, decrypt, unscramble), dekodierend (deciphering, decoding, solving), dechiffrieren (decipher, to decipher, unscramble, deciphering, decode). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew פענוח (deciphering, decipherment, decoding, interpretation). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic فَكَّ رُمُوزَ الشَّفْرَة (break, breaking, breaks, broke, broken). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
High German entziffernd (deciphering), dechiffrierend (deciphering, unscrambling), Dechiffrierung (deciphering, decoding), entschlüsselnd (deciphering, decrypting, unscrambling), entziffern (decipher, to decipher, crack, disentangle, solve), Entschlüsselung (decryption, decoding, deciphering, Decipherment), entschlüsseln (decipher, to decipher, decode, decrypt, unscramble), dekodierend (deciphering, decoding, solving), dechiffrieren (decipher, to decipher, unscramble, deciphering, decode). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch entziffernd (deciphering), dechiffrierend (deciphering, unscrambling), Dechiffrierung (deciphering, decoding), entschlüsselnd (deciphering, decrypting, unscrambling), entziffern (decipher, to decipher, crack, disentangle, solve), Entschlüsselung (decryption, decoding, deciphering, Decipherment), entschlüsseln (decipher, to decipher, decode, decrypt, unscramble), dekodierend (deciphering, decoding, solving), dechiffrieren (decipher, to decipher, unscramble, deciphering, decode). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian decifrando (deciphering, unscrambling, decrypting), decifrare (decipher, decode, unscramble, make out, to decipher), decodificare (decode, to decode, unscramble, decoding, reverse engineering), decifrazione (decoding, decipher, decipherment, deciphering), deciframento (decipherment, deciphering, decoding). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit פענוח (deciphering, decipherment, decoding, interpretation). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 翻訳 (translation, deciphering, de-encryption, rendering, rendition), ほんやく (deciphering, de-encryption, translation), かいどく (bargain, circulate a book, deciphering, decoding, read in turn), 解読 (decoding, deciphering, decipherment, decryption, decipher). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Latvian atšifrējums (deciphering, decoding), atšifrēšana (deciphering, decipherment, decoding, decryption, transcript). Additional references: Latvian, Latvia, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Latviska atšifrējums (deciphering, decoding), atšifrēšana (deciphering, decipherment, decoding, decryption, transcript). Additional references: Latviska, Latvia, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettisch atšifrējums (deciphering, decoding), atšifrēšana (deciphering, decipherment, decoding, decryption, transcript). Additional references: Lettisch, Latvia, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettish atšifrējums (deciphering, decoding), atšifrēšana (deciphering, decipherment, decoding, decryption, transcript). Additional references: Lettish, Latvia, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Moldavian citire (reading, readings, deciphering, lection, perusal). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian Å tyding (deciphering). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi سرگشايي (deciphering), افشاى سر (deciphering). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian سرگشايي (deciphering), افشاى سر (deciphering). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) سرگشايي (deciphering), افشاى سر (deciphering). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese decifrando (deciphering, decrypting, unscrambling). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Romanian citire (reading, readings, deciphering, lection, perusal). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Rumanian citire (reading, readings, deciphering, lection, perusal). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian расшифровывать декодирование (deciphering), pacшифpoвкa (deciphering, decoding). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) rasshifrovyvatʹ dekodirovanie (deciphering), pacshifpovka (deciphering, decoding). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki расшифровывать декодирование (deciphering), pacшифpoвкa (deciphering, decoding). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) rasshifrovyvatʹ dekodirovanie (deciphering), pacshifpovka (deciphering, decoding). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish descifrando (decoding, deciphering, decrypting, unravelling, unscrambling), deletreando (deciphering, spelling, spelling out), descifrar (decode, decipher, decrypt, to decode, to decipher). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, deciphering. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: DECIPHERING

Language Translations for “deciphering” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin ecipheringday (deciphering). Additional references: Pig Latin, deciphering. (volunteer)
Terran B deciirfaene (deciphering). Additional references: Terran B, deciphering. (volunteer)
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