encrypt
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
en- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
encrypt (third-person singular simple present encrypts, present participle encrypting, simple past and past participle encrypted)
- To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Spanish: encriptar
Translations[edit]
to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
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