Encrypt Moderate

Encrypt has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

convert ordinary language into code

"We should encode the message for security reasons"

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To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

"She decided to encrypt her personal emails before sending them to ensure no one could read the contents without the key."

Origin

The word comes from the prefix en- combined with crypt, which is derived from the Ancient Greek word kruptós. This original term literally means "hidden," "concealed," or "secret."

Rhyming Words

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