English Explanatory Dictionary

decrypt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
noun
  1. A decoded communication.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkɹɪpt/ /diːˈkɹɪpt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decrypt.wav /ˈdiːkɹɪpt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decrypt2.wav

Word forms

decrypt decrypts decrypting decrypted

Etymology

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

Synonyms

decipher decode

Antonyms

encipher encode encrypt

Related words

decryption

Derived words

decryptable decrypter decryptor undecrypted
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