encipher

[en-sahy-fer]

verb (used with object)

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

encipher

/ ɪnˈsaɪfə /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• encipherment noun
• encipherer noun
• unenciphered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of encipher¹

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

Example Sentences

“And of course, what they mean by that is enciphered messages.”

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He helped accelerate Allied efforts to read German Naval messages enciphered with the Enigma machine, and so shortening World War Two and saving lives.

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The work of Turing helped accelerate Allied efforts to read German Naval messages enciphered with the Enigma machine.

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The work of Alan Turing, who was educated in Sherborne, Dorset, helped accelerate Allied efforts to read German Naval messages enciphered with the Enigma machine.

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It had survived the transitions from metal boxes to electronic circuits, going from teletype machines to enciphered voice systems.

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Related Words

• analyze 
• break down 
• decode 
• deduce 
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• unravel