Decode and Take

Decode

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

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

Nearby Words: decoding, decoder

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Decode and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decode" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

part	decode part	take part
orders	decode orders	take orders

The cool thing is that if you take the time to decode it, it means: "something happens, unless it doesn't".

Source: Word Cruft
To some extent, anything in runes counts, as few viewers take the time to decode it.

Source: All There In The Manual / Anime and Manga
The colonists begin the construction of a starship to take their emissaries to meet their brethren only to decode the message half-way through the construction and discover that it's a call for help.

Source: Video Game / Sid Meier's Starships

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