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encode
verb en·code \in-ˈkōd, en-\
: to put (a message) into the form of a code so that it can kept secret
: to put information in the form of a code on (something)
: to change (information) into a set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be read by a computer
Full Definition of ENCODE
transitive verb
1
a : to convert (as a body of information) from one system of communication into another; especially : to convert (a message) into code b : to convey symbolically <the capacity of poetry to encode ideology — J. D. Niles>
2
: to specify the genetic code for
— en·cod·er noun
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First Known Use of ENCODE
circa 1919
Rhymes with ENCODE
abode, anode, bar code, boatload, busload, byroad, carload, cartload, caseload, cathode, church mode, commode, corrode, crossroad, dead load, decode, diode, displode, download, dress code, dynode, embowed, epode, erode, explode, forebode, freeload, front-load, geode, high road, implode, inroad, live load, lymph node, no-load, off-load, outmode, payload, planeload, postcode, post road, railroad, rhapsode, sarod, shipload, side road, Silk Road, skid road, source code, spring-load, square-toed, tetrode, threnode, trainload, triode, truckload, unload, upload, zip code
Medical Dictionary
encode
transitive verb en·code \in-ˈkōd, en-\
en·cod·eden·cod·ing
Medical Definition of ENCODE
: to specify the genetic code for <each nucleotide triplet or codon on the mRNA chain encodes a specific amino acid—J. E. Darnell, Jr.>
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