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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Any sensitive data collected, like credit card information, is encrypted and transmitted in a secure way, according to the hospital's privacy policy. Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 Fake VPNs are a growing problem VPNs are widely promoted as privacy tools that hide your IP address and encrypt internet traffic. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025 Kolondra said that Opera’s Neon only processes data when users ask it to, like when summarizing a page, and all requests are end-to-end encrypted. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 Those still longing for a puzzle are in luck because the public doesn’t know what K4 says or how it was encrypted. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025 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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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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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