encrypt
verb (used with object)
to convert (a message or the like) into cipher or code.
encrypting
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present participleof encrypt.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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One common security method involves encrypting data with a massive number known as a public key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Privacy A VPN’s raison d’être: encrypting your traffic to mask your internet browsing from your ISP and prevent it from throttling your connection.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Quantum computing has the potential to relatively easily break the global and currently used advanced encryption standard, or AES, which involves the same key being used for both encrypting and decrypting data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2025
In fact, the firm's commitment to encrypting messages is so significant that it previously said it would rather be blocked in the UK than weaken the encryption it uses.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
I emailed her, encrypting the message, waiting for a reply.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
