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    decode
    /diːˈkəʊd/

    verb

    • 1. convert (a coded message) into intelligible language: "he put down the phone and decoded the message"

    noun

    • 1. a translation of a coded message: informal "studying reports, poring over decodes"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECODE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DECODE definition: 1. to discover the meaning of information given in a secret or complicated way: 2. to understand…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › decodeDecode Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DECODE is to convert (something, such as a coded message) into intelligible form. How to use decode in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › decodeDECODE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Decode definition: to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.. See examples of DECODE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECODE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DECODE meaning: 1. to discover the meaning of information given in a secret or complicated way: 2. to understand…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECODE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language. All he had to do was decode it and pass it over. American English : decode / diˈkoʊd /

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdecode verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    decode something to receive an electronic signal and change it into a different form, for example pictures that can be shown on a television screen. decoding equipment; decode something (linguistics) to understand the meaning of something in a foreign language; compare encode

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › decodeDecode - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you translate a message from symbols or code into language, you decode it. British code breakers worked during World War II to decode Germany's coded messages. You might need to decode a secret message sent by a spy, but some computer scientists also decode the symbols in computer languages into grammatically correct language.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDECODE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DECODE definition: to discover the meaning of a message that is in code (= secret system of communication) . Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdecode verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of decode verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › decodeDecode - definition of decode by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Communications & Information) to convert (a message, text, etc) from code into ordinary language. 2. (Computer Science) computing to convert (coded characters) from one form to another, as from binary-coded decimals to decimal numbers. Compare encode 2. 3.