decipher
1. [ verb ] (writing) read with difficulty
Synonyms: decrypt trace decode
Examples:

"Can you decipher this letter?" "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

Related terms: encode read rewrite decoding
2. [ verb ] read with difficulty
Examples:

"Can you decipher this letter?" "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

Related terms: read
Similar spelling:   decipherer
  deciphered