encrypt

[en-kript]

verb (used with object)

to encipher or encode.

Origin of encrypt

1940–45; en-¹ + -crypt (abstracted from cryptic, cryptography, etc.), modeled on encode

Related formsen·cryp·tion, en·cryp·ta·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for encrypted

Contemporary Examples of encrypted

He says device makers also will have to meet a slew of security requirements: Can the device be encrypted?
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November 17, 2014
Our systems are far more secure and encrypted than anyone else, including Apple.
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Using HTTPS, however, changes that, and makes sure your information is protected and encrypted as you happily surf across the web.
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There are now several forms of encrypted digital currency out there; WikiLeaks suggests Litecoin as another option.
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June 25, 2013
Saudi Arabia is threatening to shut down Skype and other encrypted services.
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March 30, 2013

Historical Examples of encrypted

I typed, then encrypted it to my public key and mailed it off.
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
Then I came to one that was only encrypted to my public key.
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
There were a couple dozen encrypted messages from people in the web of trust.
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
Because if they can decrypt it with your public key, it can only have been encrypted with your private key.
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
I signed it and encrypted it with my private key and the public key Masha had provided.
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Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for encrypted

encrypt

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 Formsencrypted, adjectiveencryption, noun

Word Origin for encrypt

C20: from en- 1 + crypt, as in crypto-

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Word Origin and History for encrypted

encrypt

1975 in computer sense, from en- (1) + crypt (see crypto-). Related: Encrypted; encrypting; encryption.

encrypted in Science

encrypt

[ĕn-krĭpt]

To alter information using a code or mathematical algorithm so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized readers.