encrypt

verb

en·​crypt in-ˈkript 

en-

encrypted; encrypting; encrypts

transitive verb

1

: encipher

2

: encode sense 1a

Examples of encrypt in a Sentence

The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Make sure your backup drive is encrypted for extra protection. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025

After witnessing a murder, Kristin uncovers encrypted codes and musical clues that lead the group across Iceland, Finland, and Germany, culminating in a confrontation set in Helsinki’s wartime bunkers and the Finnish archipelago. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for encrypt

• conscript
• decrypt
• descript
• equipped
• outstripped
• postscript
• rescript
• subscript
• transcript
• transhipped
• transshipped
• typescript

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