encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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Beyond fixes, the key security upgrade is fully encrypted RCS messaging.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
During that window, the attackers accessed and stole personal data, then deployed ransomware that encrypted files across Gulshan's systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That product’s digital identity is encrypted and anchored to Aura’s blockchain.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
In those cases, criminals break into a company, encrypt the data and demand a payment to unlock it.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
During that window, the attackers accessed and stole personal data, then deployed ransomware that encrypted files across Gulshan's systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That product’s digital identity is encrypted and anchored to Aura’s blockchain.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
In those cases, criminals break into a company, encrypt the data and demand a payment to unlock it.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 31 Jan. 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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