encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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Helios encrypts each vote in a way that assures each ballot is secret.
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ArsTechnica, 22 Nov. 2025
It's signed with a fake certificate instead of WhatsApp's legitimate key and uses a tool often used by malware authors to encrypt malicious code.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Recordings are encrypted, and the data isn’t saved anywhere in the event a device is destroyed, according to Schiffmann.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
Each user’s identity data is fully encrypted and stored only on their personal device, preventing Apple or third parties from accessing it.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 22 Nov. 2025
It's signed with a fake certificate instead of WhatsApp's legitimate key and uses a tool often used by malware authors to encrypt malicious code.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Recordings are encrypted, and the data isn’t saved anywhere in the event a device is destroyed, according to Schiffmann.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
Each user’s identity data is fully encrypted and stored only on their personal device, preventing Apple or third parties from accessing it.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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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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