Decode and Illuminate

Decode

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

Illuminate and decode are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Illuminate" instead a verb "Decode".

Nearby Words: decoding, decoder

Illuminate

Illuminate verb - To make plain or understandable.
Usage example: the museum's exhibit on the refraction of light really illuminated the subject for us

Decode and illuminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decode" instead a verb "Illuminate".

Common collocations

map decode map illuminate map
past decode past illuminate past
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