encrypt
[ en-kript ]
/ ɛnˈkrɪpt /
verb (used with object)
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Origin of encrypt
OTHER WORDS FROM encrypt
en·cryp·tion, en·cryp·ta·tion, nounWords nearby encrypt
encrinite, encroach, encroachment, encrust, encrustation, encrypt, encryption, enculturate, enculturation, encumber, encumbrance
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British Dictionary definitions for encrypt
encrypt
/ (ɪnˈkrɪpt) /
verb (tr)
to put (a message) into code
to put (computer data) into a coded form
to distort (a television or other signal) so that it cannot be understood without the appropriate decryption equipment
Derived forms of encrypt
encrypted, adjectiveencryption, nounWord Origin for encrypt
C20: from en- 1 + crypt, as in crypto-
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Scientific definitions for encrypt
encrypt
[ ĕn-krĭpt ]
To alter information using a code or mathematical algorithm so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized readers.
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