encriptar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.kɾipˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.kɾipˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

encriptar (first-person singular present encripto, first-person singular preterite encriptí, past participle encriptat)

1. to encrypt

Further reading

• “encriptar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From English encrypt (+ -ar), from en- + crypt, from Latin crypta (“vault”), from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), from κρύπτω (krúptō, “I conceal”), from Proto-Indo-European *krāu-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ẽ.kɾip.ˈta(ɻ)/

Verb

1. (cryptography) to encrypt (conceal information by means of a code or cipher)

   Synonyms: cifrar, criptografar

   Antonyms: decifrar, decriptar, desencriptar

Related terms

• cripta
• criptografia

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From English encrypt + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enkɾibˈtaɾ/ [ẽŋ.kɾiβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

1. to encrypt

   Synonym: cifrar

Usage notes

This verb is regarded as anglicism by many, claiming that cifrar (“to encrypt”) should be preferred.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001