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en·ci·pher  (n-sfr)

tr.v. en·ci·phered, en·ci·pher·ing, en·ci·phers

To put (a message, for example) into cipher.

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en·cipher·er n.

en·cipher·ment n.

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encipher [ɪnˈsaɪfə]

vb

(Linguistics) (tr) to convert (a message, document, etc.) from plain text into code or cipher; encode

encipherer  n

encipherment  n

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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

encipher - convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" cipher, cypher, encrypt, write in code, code, inscribe encode - convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally"

Translations

encipher

vt → chiffrieren