encrypt

Meaning

To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

Opposite of

decode, decrypt

Synonyms

encipher

encode

cipher

cypher

code

inscribe

write in code

codify

hide

hush up

mask

😷

scramble

conceal

recipher

cover

disguise

dissimulate

Translations

chiffrer

🔢

verschlüsseln

crypter

cifrar

coder

encriptar

coderen

şifrelemek

cifrare

encoder

codificar

chiffrieren

codificare

versleutelen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈkɹɪpt/

Etymology

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