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decrypt

Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɹɪpt/

The English word “decrypt” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.

noun

  1. A decoded communication.

Etymology

From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

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