uncipher

English

Alternative forms

• uncypher

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder.

Proto-Germanic *anda-

Proto-West Germanic *anda-

Old English and-

Old English on-

Middle English on-

English un-

English cipher

English uncipher

From un- + cipher.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈsaɪfə/
• Rhymes: -aɪfə(ɹ)

Verb

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

1. (obsolete, transitive) To decode or decipher.

Synonyms

• construe, crack, decipher, decode, disentangle, do, explain, figure out, interpret, read, riddle, solve, translate, unfold, unravel, unscramble, untangle

Antonyms

• encipher

Related terms

• decipher

Anagrams

• punchier