How to spell decipher

1 : to translate from secret or mysterious writing : decode. 2 : to make out the meaning of something not clear I can’t decipher her sloppy handwriting. More from Merriam-Webster on decipher. Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for decipher.

to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand): to decipher hieroglyphics. to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message.

(dɪsaɪfər ) Word forms: deciphers, deciphering, deciphered. transitive verb. If you decipher a piece of writing or a message, you work out what it says, even though it is very difficult to read or understand.

de·ci·pher

To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter). 2. To convert from a code or cipher to plaintext; decode. de·ci′pher·a·ble adj.

(Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb. 1 : to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert Her behavior baffled her parents.

: not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless heedless follies of unbridled youth— John DeBruyn.

transitive verb. 1 : to impart gradually instilling a love of learning in children. 2 : to cause to enter drop by drop instill medication into the infected eye.

1 : arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order a methodical treatment of the subject. 2 : habitually proceeding according to method : systematic methodical in his daily routine a methodical worker.

the fact that words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive, or words or actions that are like this: He had acted with great indelicacy.

1 : an improper or indecorous act or remark especially : an unacceptable use of a word or of language. 2 : the quality or state of being improper.

English Language Learners Definition of disconsolate

formal : very unhappy or sad. See the full definition for disconsolate in the English Language Learners Dictionary. disconsolate. adjective.

noun, plural cru·di·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being crude. something crude.

1 : a ribald quality or element. 2a : ribald language or humor. b : an instance of ribald language or humor.

1 : marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity a crude stereotype crude tools crude jokes. 2 : existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing crude oil crude ore. 3 : rough or inexpert in plan or execution a crude shelter.

crude Add to list Share. Crude is not rude when it’s used to describe unprocessed oil, which it first was associated with in 1865. From the Latin crudo, meaning “rough, raw,” crude today can be used to describe anything or anyone that’s unrefined and rough around the edges.

If you describe an object that someone has made as crude, you mean that it has been made in a very simple way or from very simple parts. If you describe someone as crude, you disapprove of them because they speak or behave in a rude, offensive, or unsophisticated way.

The difference between Crude and Rude. When used as adjectives, crude means in a natural, untreated state, whereas rude means bad-mannered. Crude is also noun with the meaning: any substance in its natural state.

SYNONYMS FOR rude

1 uncivil, unmannerly, curt, brusque, impertinent, impudent, saucy, pert, fresh. 2 unrefined, uncultured, uncivilized, uncouth, coarse, vulgar, rough. 8 rustic, artless. 9 stormy, fierce, tumultuous, turbulent.

1 : an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience Through foresight she could tell what the outcome would be. 2 : provident care : prudence had the foresight to invest his money wisely.

: verging on impropriety or indecency : off-color a risqué joke.