Past tense of encrypt
regular verb
The past tense of encrypt is encrypted. The past participle is also encrypted.
Forms of encrypt
| Base form (V1) | encrypt /ɪnˈkɹɪpt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | encrypted |
| Past participle (V3) | encrypted |
| Present participle | encrypting |
| Third person singular | encrypts |
Encrypted in a sentence
- All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.
- The data was encrypted in transit using AES-GCM.
- A surveilled target using properly encrypted VOIP can greatly complexify the task of wire-tapping.From the entry complexify
- Secondary religions or counterreligions are duplicitous: they bear encrypted within themselves the paganism they ostensibly reject.2009, Jan Assmann, The Price of Monotheism. From the entry counterreligion
- REBOL's unique dialecting capability enables information to flow automatically over managed, encrypted, and authenticated connections.2007, Jessica Keyes, X Internet: The Executable and Extendable Internet, page 133. From the entry dialecting
Meaning of encrypt
- verb To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
- verb To transform information using encryption in a way that it is believed only authorized parties can decode.
Questions about the past tense of encrypt
- What is the past tense of encrypt?
- The past tense of encrypt is encrypted.
- What is the past participle of encrypt?
- The past participle of encrypt is encrypted.
- Is encrypt a regular or irregular verb?
- Encrypt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: encrypt (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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