Standard Lemma guide

encrypt

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈkɹɪpt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪpt
  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N K R IH1 P T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 N K R IH1 P T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: encode

Antonyms: decode, decrypt

2

verb

Meaning 2

To transform information using encryption in a way that it is believed only authorized parties can decode.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The data was encrypted in transit using AES-GCM.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

convert ordinary language into code

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We should encode the message for security reasons

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: code, encipher, cipher, cypher, inscribe, write in code

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: encode

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: encriptar — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Chinese Mandarin: 加密 (jiāmì) — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Czech: zašifrovat — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Danish: kryptere — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Dutch: versleutelen — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Dutch: coderen — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Dutch: vercijferen — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Dutch: encrypteren — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Esperanto: ĉifri — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Finnish: kryptata — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Finnish: salata — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Finnish: koodata — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • French: coder — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • French: chiffrer — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • French: crypter — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Galician: encriptar — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • German: verschlüsseln — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Haitian Creole: ankripte — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Hebrew: הצפין — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Hungarian: titkosít — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Icelandic: dulrita — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Italian: cifrare — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Japanese: 暗号化する (angōka-suru) — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Korean: 암호화하다 (amhohwahada) — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Lithuanian: šifruoti — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Polish: szyfrować — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Polish: zaszyfrowywać — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Polish: zaszyfrować — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Portuguese: encriptar — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Portuguese: cifrar — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Portuguese: codificar — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Portuguese: criptar — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Romanian: cripta — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Russian: шифрова́ть (šifrovátʹ) — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Russian: зашифрова́ть (zašifrovátʹ) — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Spanish: cifrar — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Spanish: encriptar — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Spanish: codificar — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Swedish: kryptera — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher
  • Turkish: şifrelemek — to conceal information by means of a code or cipher