encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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Relieved of its duties to interpret sensor data and communicate maintenance needs, the escalator’s intelligence would host a free Wi-Fi network much faster than that of the Javits Center and would have encrypted conversations with the smartphones of anyone who wanted to access it.
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Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
This web of corruption is finally exposed through Monroe’s secret hard drive, which was encrypted with a personal code known only to Isabel.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
Camera and microphone activity is visibly indicated, and wireless communications are encrypted.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
Unlike traditional ransomware groups, ShinyHunters no longer focuses on encrypting systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
This web of corruption is finally exposed through Monroe’s secret hard drive, which was encrypted with a personal code known only to Isabel.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
Camera and microphone activity is visibly indicated, and wireless communications are encrypted.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
Unlike traditional ransomware groups, ShinyHunters no longer focuses on encrypting systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 2 Mar. 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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