Deciphering

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decipher \De*ci"pher\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deciphered}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Deciphering}.] [Pref. de- + cipher. Formed in
     imitation of F. d['e]chiffrer. See {Cipher}.]
     1. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into
        intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in
        secret characters.


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     2. To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning
        of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly
        obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold.
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     3. To stamp; to detect; to discover. [R.]
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              You are both deciphered, . . .
              For villains.                         --Shak.
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