| Main Entry: | decode |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decipher |
Synonyms: |
break, clear up, crack, crack the code, decrypt, figure out, find the solution, interpret, make clear, read, solve, translate, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, work out |
| Main Entry: | crack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discover meaning, answer |
Synonyms: |
break, cryptanalyze, decipher, decode, decrypt, fathom, figure out, get answer, solve, work out |
Antonyms: |
misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | decipher |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | figure out, understand |
Synonyms: |
analyze, break, break down, bring out, cipher, construe, crack, decode, deduce, disentangle, dope out, elucidate, encipher, explain, expound, find the key, interpret, make clear, make out, puzzle out, read, render, reveal, solve, spell, translate, unfold, unravel, unriddle |
Antonyms: |
code, encode, scramble |
| Main Entry: | do |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | figure out, solve |
Synonyms: |
adapt, decipher, decode, interpret, puzzle out, render, resolve, translate, transliterate, transpose, work out |
| Main Entry: | elucidate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explain in detail |
Synonyms: |
annotate, clarify, clear, clear up, decode, demonstrate, draw a picture, enlighten, exemplify, explicate, expound, get across, gloss, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, make perfectly clear, make plain, make see daylight, prove, shed light on, spell out, throw light on, unfold |
Antonyms: |
be vague, confuse, distract, make ambiguous, mix up, mystify, obscure |
| Main Entry: | figure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand; decide, infer |
Synonyms: |
catch on to, cipher, clear up, comprehend, conclude, crack, decipher, decode, determine, discover, disentangle, dope out, fathom, follow, get*, make heads or tails of, make out, master, opine, puzzle out, reason, resolve, rule, see, settle, solve, suppose, think, think out, unfold, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle |
| Main Entry: | interpret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sense of; define |
Synonyms: |
adapt, annotate, clarify, comment, commentate, construe, decipher, decode, delineate, depict, describe, elucidate, enact, exemplify, explain, explicate, expound, gather, gloss, illustrate, image, improvise, limn, make of, mimic, paraphrase, perform, picture, play, portray, read, reenact, render, represent, solve, spell out, take*, throw light on, translate, understand, view |
Antonyms: |
misinterpret, misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | solve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer, resolve |
Synonyms: |
break*, clarify, clear up, construe, crack*, deal with, decide, decipher, decode, determine, disentangle, divine, do, elucidate, enlighten, explain, expound, fathom, figure out, find out, fix, get, get right, get to the bottom, have, hit, hit upon, illuminate, interpret, iron out, lick*, make a dent, make out, pan out, put two and two together, puzzle, reason, settle, think out, unfold, unlock, unravel, unriddle, untangle, work, work out |
Antonyms: |
pose, question, search, wonder |
| Main Entry: | spell out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clarify, explain |
Synonyms: |
break down, brief, clear up, clue in, decipher, decode, define, describe, diagram, draw a map, expound, fill someone in, get across, go into detail, illustrate, interpret, justify, make plain, point out, put across, put in plain English, teach, tell, throw light upon, translate, unfold, unravel, untangle |
| Main Entry: | translate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interpret, explain |
Synonyms: |
construe, convert, decipher, decode, do into, elucidate, explicate, gloss, make clear, metaphrase, paraphrase, put, render, reword, simplify, spell out, transcribe, transliterate, transpose, turn |