encrypt
[ en-kript ]
/ ɛnˈkrɪpt /
verb (used with object)
Origin of encrypt
OTHER WORDS FROM encrypt
en·cryp·tion, en·cryp·ta·tion, nounWords nearby encrypt
encrinite,
encroach,
encroachment,
encrust,
encrustation,
encrypt,
encryption,
enculturate,
enculturation,
encumber,
encumbrance
Example sentences from the Web for encrypt
British Dictionary definitions for encrypt
encrypt
/ (ɪnˈkrɪpt) /
verb (tr)
to put (a message) into code
to put (computer data) into a coded form
to distort (a television or other signal) so that it cannot be understood without the appropriate decryption equipment
Derived forms of encrypt
encrypted, adjective encryption, nounWord Origin for encrypt
C20: from
en-
1 +
crypt, as in
crypto-
Scientific definitions for encrypt
encrypt
[ ĕn-krĭpt ]
To alter information using a code or mathematical algorithm so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized readers.