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

For starters, data in your app should be encrypted. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Your files are already encrypted, so there’s no benefit to eliminating the ransomware. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

Memory pages are automatically encrypted and decrypted on each write or read. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026

Anonymous and encrypted communication tools exist for a reason, and lawmakers should not undermine them under the guise of child safety. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026

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
• typescript
• unzipped

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