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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With no personal data and encrypted, invite-only group chats called Coqui Communities, there's no central vault to hack. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025 Tom then searches for incriminating files which are, naturally, encrypted. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 19 July 2025 By default, Claude encrypts personal user data, and Anthropic employees can't access it outside special circumstances, such as enforcement of Claude’s usage policy. PC Magazine, 7 July 2025 Together, among other things, the group hopes to cancel all consumer debt by encrypting all the data of one of the biggest corporations in the world, and Allsafe's largest client — E Corp (or, as Elliot refers to it, Evil Corp). Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 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 4 Aug. 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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