word | decode |
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definition | (1) To put a coded message into an understandable form. (2) To find the underlying meaning of; decipher. |
eg_sentence | The Allies were able to decode many important secret messages sent by the Germans and Japanese in World War II. |
explanation | To decode is to take out of code and put into understandable language. (Its opposite is encode, “to put into coded form.”) But dreams may sometimes also be decoded; psychologists often try to decode the images of their patients' dreams so as to understand the emotions behind them. And readers must often decode what a novel or story or poem is telling them, which may require two or three readings. Decipher is often a synonym, though we now use it when talking about reading difficult handwriting |
IPA | dɪˈkoʊd |
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