ENCRYPT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does encrypt mean? 

• ENCRYPT (verb)
  The verb ENCRYPT has 1 sense:

1. convert ordinary language into code

  Familiarity information: ENCRYPT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENCRYPT (verb)

Meaning:

Convert ordinary language into code

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

cipher; cypher; encipher; encode; encrypt; write in code; code; inscribe

Context example:

We should encode the message for security reasons

Hypernyms (to "encrypt" is one way to...):

write (communicate or express by writing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something