To interpret or solve (written symbols); to read, v. Obsolete.

To decipher, read. Obsolete. rare.

In extended use: to scan and interpret (something presenting information in an encoded form). transitive. To consult or interpret (a map, plan…

transitive. To make sense of or succeed in reading (writing having ill-formed or indistinct characters).

transitive. To find out the meaning of; to discover the drift of; to arrive at an understanding of; to interpret for oneself; to decipher, succeed…

transitive. To succeed in reading; to decipher, make out. Obsolete. rare.