Definition of Decode
Decode
de·code


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To convert or translate encoded or cryptic information into a understandable form.

e.g. The expert was able to decode the secret message in just a few minutes.

(verb)
to decipher or understand the underlying meaning of something despite its obscurity or complexity;

e.g. One has to be a literary scholar to decode these obscure poems.

(noun)
the translation or translated version of something that was coded;

e.g. She perused the collection of decodes to find a link between the messages.



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