Decipher and Garble

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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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Garble is an antonym for decipher.

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

Usage example: the candidate complained that his views had been deliberately garbled by his opponent

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Decipher is an antonym for garble in topics: distort, mix up.

Nearby Word: garbling

decipher message

garble message

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