What is another word for decoding ?

taking something on board

Comprehending what someone is saying

getting to the bottom of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

making head or tail of

getting one's head round

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

realizing^US

realising^UK

becoming cognizant of

becoming conscious of

getting one's head around

getting the picture about

getting the idea of

making sense

getting the message about

feeling in one's bones

considering

getting into

getting your head round

soaking in

familiarizing oneself with

getting to grips with

wrapping one's mind around

seeing daylight

taking meaning

getting a grip

picking up what someone is putting down

seeing the light about

getting clued up about

featuring

flashing

perceiving the meaning of

getting the impression

getting vibes

crediting

anticipating

having a funny feeling

getting the impression of

gaging^US

measuring

thinking through

fathoming out

catching the drift of

gauging^UK

getting to the bottom

theorizing^US

theorising^UK

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

fantasizing^US

fantasising^UK

forming a mental picture of

seeing in your mind's eye

building castles in air

conjuring up an image of

getting wind of the fact

taking for granted

lighting upon

getting wise to the fact

understanding the situation

catching on to the fact

stumbling on

getting wise

affecting

becoming conscious

becoming aware of the fact that

getting through one's head

becoming conscious of the fact that

giving thought to

having in mind

forming an impression of

reconstructing

building up a picture of

conjuring up a picture of

conjuring up a mental picture of

creating in your mind

seeing something coming

having someone pegged

knowing what makes someone tick

reading someone

having someone sized up

telling the difference between

making a distinction between

telling which is which

becoming proficient in

acquiring a knowledge of

perusing

acquiring skill in

hitting the books

familiarizing yourself with

gaining an understanding of

becoming competent in

becoming familiar with

running into

confronting

partaking

coming into contact with

forming an opinion of

making a guess at

guesstimating

making an estimate of

having a sneaking suspicion of

taking a shot

jumping to a conclusion

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“Literally, over a period of years, no student in any class could ever decode what he was saying.”

Verb

Present participle for to solve a problem through logic or analysis

solving

deciphering

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

finding the answer to

getting to the bottom of

finding a solution to

working

making head or tail of

finding the solution to

determining a solution to

realising^UK

realizing^US

getting to the bottom

working something out

puzzling

assimilating

reasoning

coming to a conclusion about

getting the answer to

getting something straight

getting the better of

figuring something out

making easier to understand

making more comprehensible

making simpler

making more intelligible

removing the complexities from

making plainer

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“All the agent needs is an innocent-looking radio and the right cipher to decode the message.”

Verb

explaining in simple terms

Present participle for to explain or clarify something

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

making perfectly clear

putting in plain English

giving an explanation of

putting in plain words

giving the details of

getting something straight

clearing the air about

putting in the picture

boiling down

making straightforward

conveying

highlighting

getting over

stating in layman's language

summarizing^US

emphasising^UK

proclaiming

summing up

allegorizing

emphasizing^US

summarising^UK

pointing up

marking

making easier to understand

hitting the high spots

putting one straight

making more comprehensible

making simpler

making more accessible

making more intelligible

dumbing down

making easy to understand

reducing to the bare bones

cutting the frills

abridging

reducing

putting in a nutshell

getting down to basics

criticising^UK

giving the big picture

criticizing^US

putting into plain English

going into detail about

putting flesh on the bones of

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Verb

(biochemistry) Present participle for to ascertain the sequence of amino-acid or nucleotide residues in (a protein, DNA, etc.)

sequencing

isolating

Noun

An act or result of deciphering or demystifying something

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Noun

An act or result of deciphering or demystifying something

enquiry^UK

inquiry^US