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descramble

descramble verb: to decode or unscramble a coded signal.

Verb

descramble (third-person singular simple present descrambles, present participle descrambling, simple past and past participle descrambled)

  1. To decode or unscramble a coded signal

Forms of descramble

third-person singular presentdescrambles
present participledescrambling
past participledescrambled
pastdescrambled

Origin of descramble

From de- + scramble.

Words formed from descramble

Questions about descramble

What does descramble mean?
Descramble means to decode or unscramble a coded signal.
What part of speech is descramble?
Descramble is a verb.
What is the past tense of descramble?
The past tense of descramble is descrambled.

Words near descramble in the dictionary

  1. descloizites
  2. descope
  3. descoped
  4. descopes
  5. descoping
  6. descramble
  7. descrambled
  8. descrambler
  9. descramblers
  10. descrambles
  11. descrambling

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