encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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Disappearing encrypted messages and prediction-market bets tied to crypto wallets will replace options trading in Caribbean brokerage accounts.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
For example, the Royal Canadian Mint has encrypted codes on its coins that only specific scanners can read and verify.
—Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
From a security standpoint, files are encrypted upon upload and stored using infrastructure powered by Backblaze.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
Echoing the sentiment is Rashmi Agrawal, cofounder and CTO at CipherSonic Labs, a company building FHE-powered encrypted AI infrastructure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
For example, the Royal Canadian Mint has encrypted codes on its coins that only specific scanners can read and verify.
—Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
From a security standpoint, files are encrypted upon upload and stored using infrastructure powered by Backblaze.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
Echoing the sentiment is Rashmi Agrawal, cofounder and CTO at CipherSonic Labs, a company building FHE-powered encrypted AI infrastructure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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encrypt
verb
en·crypt
in-ˈkript 
: to change (information) from one form to another especially to hide its meaning
encrypt the message
encryption
noun
-ˈkrip-shən
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