'encrypt' definitions:

Definition of 'encrypt'

From: WordNet
verb
Convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" [syn: code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code]

Definition of 'encrypt'

From: GCIDE
  • encrypt \encrypt\ v. t. To convert ordinary language or other data into code; to hide the meaning of a message by converting it into a form that cannot be interpreted without knowing the secret method for interpretation, called the key; to encode.
  • Syn: encode, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, inscribe, write in code. [WordNet 1.5]