encrypt
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.en·crypt
transitive verb \in-ˈkript, en-\Definition of ENCRYPT
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: encipher
Examples of ENCRYPT
- The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
Origin of ENCRYPT
en- + crypt- (as in cryptogram)
First Known Use: 1944
Rhymes with ENCRYPT
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