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

This doesn’t typically apply to dedicated password manager extensions, which encrypt your data independently and don’t rely on browser storage. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 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

There are other cryptocurrencies—most famously Zcash—which also promise users encrypted transactions. —Ben Weiss, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025

However, analysts warn that if backups of these apps are not encrypted or are wrapped into a device backup, such as iCloud without Apple’s Advanced Data Protection, those messages could become accessible to whomever manages the backup. —News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 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