encrypt
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/ɪnˈkɹɪpt/
Definition of encrypt
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
“All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.”
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verb
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To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
“All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.”
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To transform information using encryption in a way that it is believed only authorized parties can decode.
“The data was encrypted in transit using AES-GCM.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From en- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).
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