encrypt

verb

Definition of encryptnext
as in to encode

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Recent Examples of encrypt Symmetric cryptography, such as AES, encrypts large volumes of data efficiently. — Kumar Mehta, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 For criminals, that information has value even without encrypting a single computer. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 According to Traina, the biometric data is encrypted, sent to the user’s device, and subsequently deleted. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 June 2026 Most cloud computing services encrypt data in transit and at rest. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for encrypt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrypt
  1. encode
  2. cipher
  3. code
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  • Now a team in China has managed to encode that formula into a physical system and explore its workings using a quantum computer.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Languages also encode values—gender hierarchies baked into pronouns, honorifics that perpetuate caste distinctions—that liberal-minded activists may not be eager to preserve as valuable pieces of linguistic heritage.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of encode
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  • The real challenge from AI will likely emerge in the weeks and months ahead as firms cipher through Judge Mehta’s enforcement of behavioral requirements.
    — Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • These remnants, signals from an earlier phase of our human condition, have been endlessly ciphered by generations of archaeologists in the Bears Ears region (which is named for twin buttes near its center).
    — STEPHEN NASH, New York Times, 25 July 2017
Definition of cipher
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  • The tech company spent several months building and internally testing Cloudflare OS, which allows employees to describe workflows in natural language so that an AI agent can code them into applications.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Shopify's e-commerce platform lets anyone build a digital shop and sell things without needing to code.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrypt. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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