Meaning
To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code English decode From de- + code.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
encodeencrypt
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 18 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-06CDEHNOT
- 2026-08-16CBDELOU
- 2026-06-08EBCDJOT
- 2026-01-26DBYTECO
- 2025-08-13OCVEDNY
- 2025-05-04OCTEDHU
- 2025-03-27CDPUOEL
- 2025-01-07CWLEKOD
- 2024-09-02CDNIEJO
- 2024-05-01CDOLENU
- 2023-11-19CBDEINO
- 2023-09-26COALBDE
+6 earlier appearances in the archive.