First Known Use: 1944
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encrypt
verb en·crypt \in-ˈkript, en-\
: to change (information) from one form to another especially to hide its meaning
Full Definition of ENCRYPT
transitive verb
1
: encipher
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Origin of ENCRYPT
en- + crypt- (as in cryptogram)
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