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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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 On June 2, the department flipped the switch to encrypt its radio communications, shutting out the public from hearing what police are responding to and receiving instant public safety updates. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025 Data encrypted now may be harvested and decrypted later. Dino Dimarino, Forbes.com, 7 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 22 Jul. 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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