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encipher

encipher verb: to convert plain text into cipher.

Verb

encipher (third-person singular simple present enciphers, present participle enciphering, simple past and past participle enciphered)

  1. To convert plain text into cipher.
    Synonyms:
    encode, encrypt
    Antonyms:
    decode, decipher, decrypt

Synonyms of encipher

Antonyms

Forms of encipher

third-person singular presentenciphers
present participleenciphering
past participleenciphered
pastenciphered

Origin of encipher

From en- + cipher.

Words formed from encipher

Questions about encipher

What does encipher mean?
Encipher means to convert plain text into cipher.
What part of speech is encipher?
Encipher is a verb.
What is the past tense of encipher?
The past tense of encipher is enciphered.

Words near encipher in the dictionary

  1. encindered
  2. encindering
  3. encinders
  4. Encinitas
  5. Encino
  6. encipher
  7. enciphered
  8. encipherer
  9. encipherers
  10. enciphering
  11. encipherment

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