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ENCRYPT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert ordinary language into code

Example:

We should encode the message for security reasons

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

encode (convert information into code)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

encryption (the activity of converting data or information into code)

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