entziffern

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German

Etymology

Calque of French déchiffrer, ent- +‎ ziffern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈt͡sɪfɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: ent‧zif‧fern

Verb

entziffern (weak, third-person singular present entziffert, past tense entzifferte, past participle entziffert, auxiliary haben)

  1. decipher
    Synonyms: entschlüsseln, dechiffrieren
  2. (by extension) to make out, to read (handwriting, text in small print, etc.)
    das Kleingedruckte entziffern(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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