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What is another word for deciphering?

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Verb

Comprehending what someone is saying

Present participle for to explain something that is difficult to comprehend

Present participle for to record or write something, typically to another medium from the original

(computing) Present participle for to manipulate data or information with a computer or software

An act or result of deciphering or demystifying something

A statement or account that makes something clear

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Verb

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Comprehending what someone is saying

getting to the bottom of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

getting the drift of

catching on to

latching on to

making head or tail of

getting one's head round

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

realizing^US

realising^UK

finding a solution to

taking something on board

finding the solution to

finding the answer to

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

getting to the bottom

becoming cognizant of

becoming conscious of

drinking in

getting one's head around

familiarizing oneself with

getting the picture about

getting the message about

feeling in one's bones

considering

setting right

hitting upon

getting your head round

determining a solution to

working something out

getting to grips with

perceiving the meaning of

coming to a conclusion about

reasoning

reconciling

discovering meaning

getting the answer to

getting answer

figuring something out

becoming clear to

owning

wrapping one's mind around

seeing daylight

taking meaning

getting a grip

picking up what someone is putting down

seeing the light about

getting clued up about

gaging^US

catching the drift of

gauging^UK

flashing

rationalizing^US

expounding

getting to the bottom of it

making easier to understand

removing the complexities from

making more comprehensible

making simpler

making more intelligible

making plainer

just knowing

getting the impression

getting vibes

crediting

anticipating

having a funny feeling

getting the impression of

getting something straight

theorizing^US

theorising^UK

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

fantasizing^US

fantasising^UK

forming a mental picture of

seeing in your mind's eye

building castles in air

conjuring up an image of

getting wind of the fact

taking for granted

lighting upon

getting wise to the fact

catching on to the fact

stumbling on

getting wise

understanding the situation

becoming conscious

becoming aware of the fact that

getting through one's head

becoming conscious of the fact that

giving thought to

having in mind

forming an impression of

reconstructing

building up a picture of

conjuring up a picture of

conjuring up a mental picture of

creating in your mind

seeing something coming

having someone pegged

knowing what makes someone tick

reading someone

having someone sized up

telling the difference between

making a distinction between

telling which is which

becoming proficient in

acquiring a knowledge of

perusing

acquiring skill in

hitting the books

familiarizing yourself with

gaining an understanding of

becoming competent in

becoming familiar with

running into

confronting

partaking

coming into contact with

forming an opinion of

making a guess at

guesstimating

making an estimate of

having a sneaking suspicion of

taking a shot

jumping to a conclusion

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“The catch is that anyone intercepting the key then could decipher all your messages.”

Verb

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Present participle for to explain something that is difficult to comprehend

making perfectly clear

running over

sorting out

straightening out

giving the details of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

clearing the air about

getting something straight

putting in plain English

clueing in

justifying

explaining in simple terms

making easier to understand

making intelligible

getting to the meat

making more comprehensible

making easy

making simpler

making more accessible

letting sunlight in

cleaning up

making more intelligible

dumbing down

boiling down

breaking it down

making easy to understand

making straightforward

hitting the high spots

putting in plain words

giving an explanation of

putting in the picture

stating in layman's language

summarizing^US

emphasising^UK

proclaiming

summing up

allegorizing

emphasizing^US

summarising^UK

reducing to the bare bones

cutting the frills

abridging

reducing

putting in a nutshell

getting down to basics

criticising^UK

giving the big picture

criticizing^US

putting into plain English

going into detail about

putting flesh on the bones of

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“He acted like I had just asked him to decipher the theory of nuclear fusion.”

Verb

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Present participle for to record or write something, typically to another medium from the original

Verb

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(computing) Present participle for to manipulate data or information with a computer or software

Noun

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An act or result of deciphering or demystifying something

enquiry^UK

inquiry^US

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

Noun

A statement or account that makes something clear

judgement^UK

judgment^US

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

additional elaboration

further illustration

further comment

more elaboration

further embellishment

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