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encriptar

Pronunciation: /ẽ.kɾipˈta(ʁ)/

“encriptar” is a Portuguese word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to encrypt (conceal information by means of a code or cipher)

In Portuguese

  1. inserir numa cripta
  2. proteger informações através de códigos ou cifras

Etymology

From English encrypt + -ar, from en- + crypt, from Latin crypta (“vault”), from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), from κρύπτω (krúptō, “to conceal”), from Proto-Indo-European *krāu-.

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