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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.

Words related to encipher

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

Words nearby encipher

enchondromatosis, enchondrosarcoma, enchorial, encina, encincture, encipher, encircle, encke, encke's comet, encke's division, encl.

Origin of encipher

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

OTHER WORDS FROM encipher

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 of encipher

encipherer, nounencipherment, noun
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