encrypt

verb/ɪnˈkrɪpt/

Frequency rank: #16,266 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to convert information into a coded form to prevent unauthorized access.

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Example sentence

The app will encrypt your messages so that only the recipient can read them.

Synonyms & related words

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