decrypt

verb

de·​crypt (ˌ)dē-ˈkript How to pronounce decrypt (audio)
decrypted; decrypting; decrypts
decryption noun

Examples of decrypt in a Sentence

decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs
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Traditionally, sensitive data must be decrypted before an AI model can process it, leaving it briefly exposed. Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 Importantly, both keys are required to decrypt the message being sent. Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025 The first Trump administration targeted such apps five years ago, complaining that their messages couldn't be decrypted even by law enforcement agencies with a warrant. Bill Chappell, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025 Psaki, during a media tour to promote her new show, has stressed that Maddow is inimitable and suggested, instead, that her own chief value will be as an experienced insider who can decrypt Washington for viewers. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for decrypt

Word History

Etymology

de- + -crypt (in cryptanalysis, cryptogram), perhaps after decipher

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of decrypt was in 1935

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“Decrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decrypt. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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