Decode and Tell

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Decode

Decode verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.
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Tell and decode are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Decode".
Nearby Words: decoding, decoder

Tell

Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.
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Decode and tell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decode" instead a verb "Tell".
Nearby Words: telling, teller

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location decode location tell location
secret decode secret tell secret

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  • Robin is the last survivor of an archaeological society that knew how to decode ancient glyphs that tell the location of a powerful superweapon; Franky is the most recent in a line of shipbuilders to inherit the superweapon's plans.
    Source: No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup
  • First, while an AM or FM audio signal is mathematically easy to decode back into a sound wave, an analog TV signal is very complex; it's essentially a set of instructions to tell a receiver how to shoot electrons at a screen to make David Hasselhoff's rugged suntanned face 25 or 30 times a second.
    Source: Analysis / Aliens Steal Cable
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