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encipher

[ en-sahy-fer ]
/ ɛnˈsaɪ fər /
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verb (used with object)

to convert (a message, communication, etc.) into cipher.

RELATED WORDS

analyze, elucidate, decode, deduce, unravel, solve, translate, interpret, expound, render, disentangle, read, explain, spell, reveal, break, cipher, unfold, crack, construe

Nearby words

enchorial, enchoric, encina, encina, juan del, encincture, encipher, encircle, encke, encke's comet, encke's division, encl.

Origin of encipher

First recorded in 1570–80; en-1 + cipher

Related forms

en·ci·pher·er, nounen·ci·pher·ment, nounun·en·ci·phered, adjective
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Examples from the Web for encipher

  • To encipher, first write out the key, letter by letter, placing the message letter by letter beneath it.

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British Dictionary definitions for encipher

encipher

/ (ɪnˈsaɪfə) /

verb

(tr) to convert (a message, document, etc) from plain text into code or cipher; encode

Derived Forms

encipherer, nounencipherment, noun
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