encrypt

verb

en·​crypt in-ˈkript How to pronounce encrypt (audio)
en-
encrypted; encrypting; encrypts

Examples of encrypt in a Sentence

The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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Importantly, this includes your phone dialer and messenger, the very two apps the FBI and CISA have pointed out should be encrypted if at all possible. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Messages sent between two Apple gadgets are encrypted, as are messages sent between users of Google Messages. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 If iMessage users text other iMessage users or Google Messages users text other Google Messages users, those chats are automatically encrypted with the Signal protocol. Kevin Collier, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024 Choose from 150,000+ worldwide servers to encrypt your connection, and wirelessly pair up to five devices at once. Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for encrypt 

Word History

Etymology

en- entry 1 + -crypt (in cryptanalysis, cryptogram), perhaps after decrypt

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of encrypt was in 1944

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Cite this Entry

“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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
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