encipher

(ĕn-sī'fər)
tr.v., -phered, -pher·ing, -phers.
To put (a message, for example) into cipher.

encipherer en·ci'pher·er n.
encipherment en·ci'pher·ment n.

Same as encrypt.

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v. convert plain text into unintelligible form by means of a cipher system.

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(DOD) To convert plain text into unintelligible form by means of a cipher system.

Common misspelling(s) of encipher

• encypher