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Definition of "decrypt" [decrypt]

  • To decipher. (verb-transitive)
  • To decode. (verb-transitive)
  • A deciphered or decoded message. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "decrypt" in a sentence
  • "First, they can run the communications -- live or on tape -- through a so-called decrypt processor."
  • "I'm guessing that I have to somehow "decrypt" that pattern or something to find the REAL password?"
  • "If I change any properties on these selected files, it reports that it is about to "decrypt" the files."
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