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

Visitors should instantly know their data is protected, the site is encrypted and the business is legitimate. — Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The app cannot access your full bank account numbers, and login credentials are encrypted to help keep sensitive information secure. — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 16 July 2026

But ransomware attacks often secretly infect fleets of computers and servers, and then encrypt all the data, effectively shutting down access. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026

Memory pages are automatically encrypted and decrypted on each write or read. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 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