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

Understand the ransomware risk Ransomware is malicious software that can lock or encrypt your files and then demand payment to restore access. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Files are encrypted inside the browser with AES-GCM-256 before upload. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

BlackBerry sells encrypted and secure communications products to customers like governments. — Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

All data is end-to-end encrypted, and the system only turns on after fingerprint login. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 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