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

Many leaders mistakenly assume blockchain transactions are private and end-to-end encrypted, when the opposite is true. —Josh Hawkins, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Designed for developers, digital creators, and anyone with an ever-growing data footprint, Koofr offers a sleek, no-fuss solution that keeps your files encrypted, centralized, and under your control. —PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025

Dual-band Wi-Fi caters for online workflows, with creations encrypted and stored on the device itself as well as in the cloud. —New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025

The revelation raised the possibility that an unknown entity had obtained the cryptographic equivalent of a skeleton key that could be used to surreptitiously decrypt millions of users’ DNS queries that were encrypted through DNS over TLS or DNS over HTTPS. —Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 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