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to decrypt

to decrypt

21 6.6
To change coded writing into readable text
  • verb
  • /dɪˈkriːpt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : descifrar
  • Only bank B can decrypt the message by using its secret key.
  • decrypted message
  • decrypting the ciphertext
  • key to decrypt

KCS Yeah, the client can't decrypt that ticket with the service key.

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Examples

  • The data stays encrypted while stored and is only decrypted after being restored by the customer.

    Blog text (17)

  • I want this disk decrypted ASAP.

    Wing Commander (1999)

  • You will need to specify a PIN to decrypt the data before you use it.

    Blog text (13)

  • Someone's trying to decrypt the stolen hard drive.

    Skyfall (2012)

  • I need this message decrypted.

    Windtalkers (2002)

  • When bank B receives the message, it decrypts the message by the use of its private key.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Only the receiving node can decrypt the ciphertext by using the proper key and algorithm.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The utility defaults to saving the decrypted file in the same folder as the encrypted file.

    Blog text (29)

  • WikiLeaks not only publishes these documents online after establishing their authenticity; it also decrypts them if they are encoded.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The hacker managed to decrypt the confidential files that were locked away.

Synonyms

to decipher
vsto decrypt
80 4.6

To read messy handwriting, faded text, or a code that is hard to understand

focuses on converting encrypted material into its original readable form
to decode
vsto decrypt
51 3.8

To change coded information into normal words

is used more specifically for material protected by encryption

Antonyms

to encrypt
  • Specialized
54 6.7

Change information into a code to stop other people from reading it

How Decoded

to crack
  • Jargon
102 8.4
to decode
51 3.8
to decrypt
  • Specialized
21 6.6
to decipher
80 4.6

Surface Forms

decrypt infinitive
decrypted past
decrypted past participle
decrypting present participle
decrypts third person singular

Morphology

decrypt = encrypt (transparent) = de + crypt

For learners who know 'encrypt', 'decrypt' is readily understood as the reverse process.

Etymology

The word decrypt breaks into the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and the root crypt meaning 'hidden', the same root you see in cryptic and crypt. So, to decrypt is to 'take away the hiding' from a message and make coded text readable.