encipher

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ cipher.

Verb

encipher (third-person singular simple present enciphers, present participle enciphering, simple past and past participle enciphered)

1. To convert plain text into cipher.

   Synonyms: encode, encrypt

   Antonyms: decode, decipher, decrypt

   Coordinate terms: recode, recipher

Derived terms

• encipherer
• encipherment
• superencipher
• unenciphered

Translations

to encrypt

Czech: zašifrovat Finnish: salakirjoittaa Icelandic: dulrita Polish: zaszyfrować (pl) pf Swedish: kryptera (sv), chiffrera (sv)