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uncipher

UK/ʌnˈsaɪfə/

uncipher verb: to decode or decipher.

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 of uncipher

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Antonyms

Forms of uncipher

third-person singular presentunciphers
present participleunciphering
past participleunciphered
pastunciphered
alternative formuncypher

Origin of uncipher

From un- + cipher.

Words that rhyme with uncipher

Questions about uncipher

What does uncipher mean?
Uncipher means to decode or decipher.
What part of speech is uncipher?
Uncipher is a verb.
How do you pronounce uncipher?
Uncipher is pronounced /ʌnˈsaɪfə/ (UK).
What is the past tense of uncipher?
The past tense of uncipher is unciphered.

Words near uncipher in the dictionary

  1. uncinectomy
  2. uncinematic
  3. uncinematically
  4. uncini
  5. uncinus
  6. uncipher
  7. unciphered
  8. unciphering
  9. unciphers
  10. uncirced
  11. uncircled

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