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- [dee-kohd]
- /diˈkoʊd/
- /diːˈkəʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-kohd]
- /diˈkoʊd/
Definitions of decode word
- verb decode If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language. 4
- verb decode If you decode something such as a play or a work of art, or someone's behaviour, you manage to understand its meaning or what it implies, although this is not obvious. 4
- verb decode A device that decodes a broadcast signal changes it into a form that can be displayed on a television screen. 4
- verb decode to convert (a message, text, etc) from code into ordinary language 4
- verb decode to convert (coded characters) from one form to another, as from binary-coded decimals to decimal numbers 4
- verb decode to convert (a coded electrical signal) into normal analogue components 4
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Origin of decode
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; de- + code
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Parts of speech for Decode
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decode popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
decode usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for decode
verb decode
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- untangle — to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
- solve — to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve the mystery of the missing books.
- unravel — to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
- translate — to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.
Antonyms for decode
verb decode
- tangle — to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- fix — to repair; mend.
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