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en·ci·pher
(ĕn-sī′fər)tr.v. en·ci·phered, en·ci·pher·ing, en·ci·phers
To put (a message, for example) into cipher.
en·ci′pher·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
enˈcipherer n
enˈcipherment n
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en•ci•pher
(ɛnˈsaɪ fər)v.t.
to convert (a message) into cipher.
[1570–80]
en•ci′pher•er, n.
en•ci′pher•ment, n.
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encipher
To convert plain text into unintelligible form by means of a cipher system.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
encipher
Past participle: enciphered
Gerund: enciphering
| Imperative |
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| encipher |
| encipher |
| Present |
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| I encipher |
| you encipher |
| he/she/it enciphers |
| we encipher |
| you encipher |
| they encipher |
| Preterite |
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| I enciphered |
| you enciphered |
| he/she/it enciphered |
| we enciphered |
| you enciphered |
| they enciphered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am enciphering |
| you are enciphering |
| he/she/it is enciphering |
| we are enciphering |
| you are enciphering |
| they are enciphering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have enciphered |
| you have enciphered |
| he/she/it has enciphered |
| we have enciphered |
| you have enciphered |
| they have enciphered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was enciphering |
| you were enciphering |
| he/she/it was enciphering |
| we were enciphering |
| you were enciphering |
| they were enciphering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had enciphered |
| you had enciphered |
| he/she/it had enciphered |
| we had enciphered |
| you had enciphered |
| they had enciphered |
| Future |
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| I will encipher |
| you will encipher |
| he/she/it will encipher |
| we will encipher |
| you will encipher |
| they will encipher |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have enciphered |
| you will have enciphered |
| he/she/it will have enciphered |
| we will have enciphered |
| you will have enciphered |
| they will have enciphered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be enciphering |
| you will be enciphering |
| he/she/it will be enciphering |
| we will be enciphering |
| you will be enciphering |
| they will be enciphering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been enciphering |
| you have been enciphering |
| he/she/it has been enciphering |
| we have been enciphering |
| you have been enciphering |
| they have been enciphering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been enciphering |
| you will have been enciphering |
| he/she/it will have been enciphering |
| we will have been enciphering |
| you will have been enciphering |
| they will have been enciphering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been enciphering |
| you had been enciphering |
| he/she/it had been enciphering |
| we had been enciphering |
| you had been enciphering |
| they had been enciphering |
| Conditional |
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| I would encipher |
| you would encipher |
| he/she/it would encipher |
| we would encipher |
| you would encipher |
| they would encipher |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have enciphered |
| you would have enciphered |
| he/she/it would have enciphered |
| we would have enciphered |
| you would have enciphered |
| they would have enciphered |
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Verb 1. encipher - convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
encode - convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally"
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Translations
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salakirjoittaa
encipher
vt → chiffrieren
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