read vs decipher

decipher vs read

read is a noun but decipher is not a noun.

read and decipher both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
read	Yes	No	Yes	No
decipher	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, decipher is a hyponym of read; that is, decipher is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than read:

read: interpret something that is written or printed
decipher: read with difficulty

Other hyponyms of read include anagram, anagrammatise, anagrammatize, reread, dip into, trace, skim, skim over, lip-read, lipread, speech-read.

read (noun)	decipher (noun)
something that is read

read (verb)	decipher (verb)
interpret something that is written or printed	read with difficulty
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed	convert code into ordinary language
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
make sense of a language
be a student of a certain subject
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
to hear and understand
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
have or contain a certain wording or form

Difference between read and decipher

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