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decrypt

verb de·crypt \(ˌ)dē-ˈkript\

Definition of DECRYPT

transitive verb
:  decode 1a
— de·cryp·tion \-ˈkrip-shən\ noun
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Origin of DECRYPT

International Scientific Vocabulary de- + cryptogram, cryptograph
First Known Use: 1935

Related to DECRYPT

Synonyms
break, crack, decipher, decode
Antonyms
cipher, code, encipher, encode, encrypt

Rhymes with DECRYPT

conscript, encrypt, postscript, prescript, rescript, subscript, tight-lipped, transcript, typescript

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