encrypt

verb

en·​crypt in-ˈkript 

en-

encrypted; encrypting; encrypts

transitive verb

1

: encipher

2

: encode sense 1a

Examples of encrypt in a Sentence

The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.

Recent Examples on the Web

Already, the police department has the ability to encrypt communications for more sensitive operations, such as while serving search warrants. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025

Any sensitive data collected, like credit card information, is encrypted and transmitted in a secure way, according to the hospital's privacy policy. —Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Fake VPNs are a growing problem VPNs are widely promoted as privacy tools that hide your IP address and encrypt internet traffic. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025

Kolondra said that Opera’s Neon only processes data when users ask it to, like when summarizing a page, and all requests are end-to-end encrypted. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

en- entry 1 + -crypt (in cryptanalysis, cryptogram), perhaps after decrypt

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for encrypt

• conscript
• decrypt
• descript
• equipped
• outstripped
• postscript
• rescript
• subscript
• transcript
• transhipped
• transshipped
• typescript

Kids Definition

encrypt

verb

en·​crypt in-ˈkript 

: to change (information) from one form to another especially to hide its meaning

encrypt the message

encryption

-ˈkrip-shən

noun