to decode
- verb
- /dɪˈkoʊd/
- The computer can easily decode the encrypted files within minutes.
- decode words
- encode and decode
- ability to decode
Well, let's let's decode both of those euphemisms.
- Well, let's let's decode both of those euphemisms.
- The words were all in a row, decoded from ASCII.
- What is science if not this eternal quest to decode the operations of nature?
- It's up to you to dissect and decode what people say.
- Fluency does not describe a stage in which a reader is able to decode all words instantly.
- Fetch, decode, execute, fetch, decode, execute.
- Bernoulli is the guy who first decoded this phenomenon.
- So when you feel angry, don't just say I'm angry, try to decode what shade of anger are you?
- Lisa joined me to decode today's teens and their most pressing issues.
Examples
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Miller's book helps librarians and historians decode the material nature of the bound volume.
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So how would we even begin to decode or translate a message?
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How long will it take to decode it?
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Would you mind coming upstairs, take a look at that report, decode it for me?
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Many students learn to decode very well and can read words with high accuracy.
Academic text (2012) -
What is science if not this eternal quest to decode the operations of nature?
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In its simplest form, reading is the ability to decode and understand the meaning of written words.
Academic text (2015) -
I am pleased to report I have successfully decoded your message.
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I decoded the letter you sent to Jong-min on May 29th.
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We just decoded it.
Synonyms
To read messy handwriting, faded text, or a code that is hard to understand
To change coded writing into readable text
Antonyms
- Specialized
To change information into a special code a computer can read or to keep it secret
How Decoded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word decode comes from the parts de- 'remove' and code 'secret message', so to decode is to take away the code and make the message readable.