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

Apple said users will know a conversation is encrypted when a lock icon appears in RCS chats, and encryption is enabled by default. —Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 12 May 2026

Disappearing encrypted messages and prediction-market bets tied to crypto wallets will replace options trading in Caribbean brokerage accounts. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 May 2026

As for privacy, Sabi says your data is encrypted before it's sent to the cloud, and as such, its model has been trained on encrypted signals rather than unprotected raw data. —New Atlas, 3 May 2026

From a security standpoint, files are encrypted upon upload and stored using infrastructure powered by Backblaze. —Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026

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
• typescript
• unzipped

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