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encipher

[en-sahy-fer]
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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

  1. enchorial,
  2. enchoric,
  3. encina,
  4. encina, juan del,
  5. encincture,
  6. encircle,
  7. encke,
  8. encke's comet,
  9. encke's division,
  10. encl.

Origin of encipher

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

verb

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