Decrypt and Garble

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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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Garble is an antonym for decrypt.

Nearby Words: decryption, decrypting

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

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Decrypt is an antonym for garble.

Nearby Word: garbling

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