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encrypt

/ɪnˈkɹɪpt/

encrypt verb: to conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

Verb

encrypt (third-person singular simple present encrypts, present participle encrypting, simple past and past participle encrypted)

  1. To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
    • All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.
    Synonyms:
    encode
    Antonyms:
    decode, decrypt
  2. 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.

encrypt meaning in Tamil

encrypt in Tamil

மறையாக்கு

Examples of encrypt in a sentence

  • A surveilled target using properly encrypted VOIP can greatly complexify the task of wire-tapping.
  • Secondary religions or counterreligions are duplicitous: they bear encrypted within themselves the paganism they ostensibly reject.
  • REBOL's unique dialecting capability enables information to flow automatically over managed, encrypted, and authenticated connections.

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Synonyms of encrypt

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Forms of encrypt

third-person singular presentencrypts
present participleencrypting
past participleencrypted
pastencrypted

Past tense of encrypt: encrypted

Origin of encrypt

From en- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

Words formed from encrypt

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Questions about encrypt

What does encrypt mean?
Encrypt means to conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
What is encrypt in Tamil?
Encrypt in Tamil is மறையாக்கு. See Encrypt meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is encrypt?
Encrypt is a verb.
How do you pronounce encrypt?
Encrypt is pronounced /ɪnˈkɹɪpt/.
What is the past tense of encrypt?
The past tense of encrypt is encrypted.

Words near encrypt in the dictionary

  1. encrusting
  2. encrustive
  3. encrustment
  4. encrustments
  5. encrusts
  6. encrypt
  7. encryptable
  8. encrypted
  9. encrypter
  10. encrypters
  11. encrypting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: encrypt (page history and authors); encrypt (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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