Cipher and Decipher

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Cipher

Cipher verb - To determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations.
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Decipher is an antonym for cipher in decode topic.
Nearby Words: ciphered, ciphering

Decipher

Decipher verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.
Usage example: we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet
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Cipher is an antonym for decipher.
Nearby Words: deciphered, decipherable, decipherment, decipherer, deciphering
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  • The protagonist of Sherlock doesn't have chronic insomnia, but tends to forgo sleep - and food - for days on end whenever he's working on a particularly difficult case; most notable in "The Blind Banker", where both he and John stay up all night trying to decipher The Book Cipher of the episode.
    Source: The Insomniac
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