encode
verb (used with object)
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
has encoded
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present perfectof encode (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They may be reflexes designed to protect us from things our brain has encoded as threats.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2022
“That’s simply because their brain has encoded it in this fragmented way,” says David Lisak, a clinical psychologist and forensic consultant who trains civilian and military law enforcement to understand victim and offender behavior.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2013
George Church, a DNA researcher at Harvard, has encoded one of his own books in DNA by translating the zero/one digital code into DNA code.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2013
Like the tetragrammatic name of God, the moniker Jwoww has encoded in it everything you need to understand the world we live in today.
From Time ● Feb. 18, 2010
