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decrypting

decrypting is the present participle and gerund of decrypt.

Meaning of decrypt

Verb

decrypt (third-person singular simple present decrypts, present participle decrypting, simple past and past participle decrypted)

  1. (transitive) To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
    Synonyms:
    decipher, decode
    Antonyms:
    encipher, encode, encrypt

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Questions about decrypting

What is decrypting the present participle and gerund of?
Decrypting is the present participle and gerund of decrypt.

Words near decrypting in the dictionary

  1. decryptification
  2. decryptified
  3. decryptifies
  4. decryptify
  5. decryptifying
  6. decrypting
  7. decryption
  8. decryptions
  9. decryptograph
  10. decryptographed
  11. decryptographer

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