encrypt

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/ɪnˈkɹɪpt/

verb

To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

“The data was encrypted in transit using AES-GCM.”

Similar
encodecodeencipherciphercypherinscribewrite in code
Opposite
decodedecrypt
OriginAncient Greek κρυπτός →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

verbencrypt (third-person singular simple present encrypts, present participle encrypting, simple past and past participle encrypted)

present singular third person encrypts · participle present encrypting · participle past encrypted · past encrypted

  1. To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

    All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.

    Synonyms: encode · Antonyms: decode, decrypt

  2. computingTo transform information using encryption in a way that it is believed only authorized parties can decode.

    The data was encrypted in transit using AES-GCM.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

Similar
encode
Opposite
decodedecrypt

More synonyms by meaning

verbconvert ordinary language into code

Similar
codeencipherciphercypherinscribewrite in code
Broader
encode
Also see
ciphercodecypherencipherencodeinscribe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρυπτός
  2. Englishencrypt

From en- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

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Translations

Bulgarian шифровам
  • шифровам (šifrovam)to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Catalan encriptar
  • encriptarto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Chinese Mandarin 加密
  • 加密 (jiāmì)to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Czech zašifrovat
  • zašifrovatto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Danish kryptere
  • kryptereto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Dutch versleutelen, coderen
  • versleutelento conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • coderento conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • vercijferento conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • encrypterento conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Esperanto ĉifri
  • ĉifrito conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Finnish kryptata, salata
  • kryptatato conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • salatato conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • koodatato conceal information by means of a code or cipher
French coder, chiffrer
  • coderto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • chiffrerto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • crypterto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
German verschlüsseln
  • verschlüsselnto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Hebrew הצפין
  • הצפיןto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Hungarian titkosít
  • titkosítto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Icelandic dulrita
  • dulritato conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Italian cifrare
  • cifrareto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Japanese 暗号化する
  • 暗号化する (angōka-suru)to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Korean 암호화하다
  • 암호화하다 (amhohwahada)to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Lithuanian šifruoti
  • šifruotito conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Polish szyfrować, zaszyfrowywać
  • szyfrowaćto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • zaszyfrowywaćto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • zaszyfrowaćto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Portuguese encriptar, cifrar
  • encriptarto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • cifrarto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • codificarto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • criptarto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Romanian cripta
  • criptato conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Russian шифрова́ть, зашифрова́ть
  • шифрова́ть (šifrovátʹ)to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • зашифрова́ть (zašifrovátʹ)to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Spanish cifrar, encriptar
  • cifrarto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • encriptarto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • codificarto conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Swedish kryptera
  • krypterato conceal information by means of a code or cipher
Turkish şifrelemek
  • şifrelemekto conceal information by means of a code or cipher

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with encrypt

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Cite this entry
APA

encrypt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encrypt

MLA

“encrypt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encrypt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encrypt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encrypt.

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