decode
/dɪˈkəʊd/ verb B2- To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. · The cryptographer decoded the secret message and sent the result to the officer.
- To figure out something difficult to interpret. · I finally managed to decode the nearly illegible doctor's prescription.
He/she/it decodes · Past decoded · Past participle decoded · -ing form decoding
Verb forms
- Base form
- decode
- He/she/it
- decodes
- Past
- decoded
- Past participle
- decoded
- -ing form
- decoding
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