encrypt
verb (used with object)
to convert (a message or the like) into cipher or code.
encrypted
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past participleof encrypt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof encrypt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
encryptverb (used with object)to convert (a message or the like) into cipher or code. -
a word derived from
encrypt.
encryptverb (used with object)to convert (a message or the like) into cipher or code.
Example Sentences
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Many carriers also now support end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The information is encrypted and transmitted to a secure database that can only be accessed by San Diego police personnel, according to the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Other objects seized in the police sting included satellite phones, GPS devices, encrypted communication tools and satellite dishes.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Depicted in the Oscar-winning film "The Imitation Game", Bletchley Park, north of London, was a country house where mathematician Alan Turing cracked the code on encrypted Nazi messages.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Anything I’ve managed to download from him is encrypted.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
