Crack and Garble

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Crack verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.

Usage example: the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it

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Garble is an antonym for crack.

Nearby Words: cracked, cracking, crackle, cracker, crackled

Garble verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.

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Crack is an antonym for garble.

Nearby Word: garbling

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