decode (decodes 3rd person present) (decoding present participle) (decoded past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language.
(=decipher) (Antonym: encode)
All he had to do was decode it and pass it over... V n
2 verb A device that decodes a broadcast signal changes it into a form that can be displayed on a television screen.
About 60,000 subscribers have special adapters to receive and decode the signals. V n