decrypt

[dee-kript, di-] /diˈkrɪpt, dɪ-/
verb (used with object)
1.
to decode or decipher.
Origin
1935-40; de- + crypt(ogram)
Related forms
decryption, noun
British Dictionary definitions for decryption

decrypt

/diːˈkrɪpt/
verb (transitive)
1.
to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key
2.
to make intelligible (a television or other signal) that has been deliberately distorted for transmission
Derived Forms
decrypted, adjective
decryption, noun
Word Origin
C20: from de- + crypt, as in cryptic
Word Origin and History for decryption

decrypt

v.

"to solve a cryptogram," 1936, from de- + cryptogram. Related: Decrypted; decrypting.

decryption in Technology

cryptography
Any procedure used in cryptography to convert ciphertext (encrypted data) into plaintext.
(1995-05-10)