uncipher

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UK/ʌnˈsaɪfə/

verb

To decode or decipher.

Similar
construecrackdecipherdecodedisentangledoexplainfigure out
Opposite
encipher
OriginEnglish cipher ← Middle English on- ← Old English on- →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

verbuncipher (third-person singular simple present unciphers, present participle unciphering, simple past and past participle unciphered)

present singular third person unciphers · participle present unciphering · participle past unciphered · past unciphered · alternative uncypher

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo decode or decipher.

    Synonyms: construe, crack, decipher, decode, disentangle, do, explain, figure out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo decode or decipher.

Similar
construecrackdecipherdecodedisentangledoexplainfigure outinterpretreadriddlesolvetranslateunfoldunravelunscrambleuntangle
Opposite
encipher

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishcipher
  10. Englishuncipher

From un- + cipher.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with uncipher

cipherdecipherliferfiferBeaufort cipherCaesar cipherknifersubcipherVigenère cipher
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Cite this entry
APA

uncipher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncipher

MLA

“uncipher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncipher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncipher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncipher.

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