Decrypt and Encipher

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

Usage example: decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs

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Encipher is an antonym for decrypt.

Nearby Words: decryption, decrypting

Encipher verb - Convert ordinary language into code.

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Decrypt is an antonym for encipher.

Nearby Word: enciphering

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