decrypt
[ dee-kript, di- ]
/ diˈkrɪpt, dɪ- /
verb (used with object)
to decode or decipher.
Origin of decrypt
First recorded in 1935–40;
de- +
crypt(ogram)
OTHER WORDS FROM decrypt
de·cryp·tion, nounWords nearby decrypt
British Dictionary definitions for decryption
decrypt
/ (diːˈkrɪpt) /
verb (tr)
to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key
to make intelligible (a television or other signal) that has been deliberately distorted for transmission
Derived forms of decrypt
decrypted, adjective decryption, nounWord Origin for decrypt
C20: from
de- +
crypt, as in
cryptic