decrypt
gb/dɪkɹipt/ us/dɪkɹipt/
B2
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
technical
B2
action
1
Make encrypted data readable
To change secret or protected digital information back into normal, readable information.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone/something] decrypts [data/file/message] with [key/password/software]
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse decrypt with encrypt: encrypt means to make information secret; decrypt means to make it readable again.
Synonymes
decipher (Often used for codes or difficult writing; less specifically about modern encryption.)
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decode (More general; can mean convert any coded information, not necessarily encrypted for security.)
Antonymes
encrypt (To convert readable information into a protected or secret form.)
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encode (To put information into a code or format; not always for secrecy.)
Collocations
decrypt a file
|decrypt data
|decrypt a message
|decrypt an email
|decrypt a password-protected document
|decrypt the contents
|decrypt the signal
|decrypt the traffic
|decrypt with a key
|automatically decrypt
Thèmes
technology
|cybersecurity
|computing
|data
Exemples
- The software can decrypt the file only if you enter the correct password.
- Investigators were unable to decrypt the messages stored on the suspect's phone.
- The server decrypts the data before processing it.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I need the key to decrypt the file.
- This app can decrypt the message.
Verbe
C1
action
2
Work out hidden meaning
To figure out what something confusing really means.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] decrypts [meaning/message/statement/text]
Erreur fréquente :
This figurative use is less common than decipher or interpret and may sound slightly technical or playful.
Synonymes
decipher (More common for figuring out unclear writing, speech, or meaning.)
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interpret (Focuses on explaining meaning rather than solving something obscure.)
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decode (Often used figuratively for understanding hidden social, cultural, or symbolic meaning.)
Antonymes
obscure (To make the meaning harder to understand.)
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conceal (To hide the meaning or information.)
Collocations
decrypt the meaning
|decrypt the message
|decrypt the symbolism
|decrypt the language
|decrypt the jargon
Thèmes
communication
|thinking
|language
Exemples
- Readers have spent years trying to decrypt the novel's strange ending.
- The analyst tried to decrypt the politician's carefully worded statement.
- It took me a while to decrypt the instructions, but I finally understood what to do.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Can you help me decrypt this confusing email?
- We tried to decrypt the hidden meaning of the poem.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
decrypt
API
GB/dɪkɹipt/
US/dɪkɹipt/
Syllabes et accentuation
de - crypt (2 syllabes)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: decrypt
- 3rd Person Singular: decrypts
- Present Participle: decrypting
- Past: decrypted
- Past Participle: decrypted
Expressions
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