verschlüsseln
Translation
to encrypt, to encode, to cipher
Examples
Wir müssen die Daten sicher verschlüsseln.
We have to encrypt the data securely.
Die Nachricht wurde verschlüsselt gesendet.
The message was sent encrypted.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to encrypt sth. We have to encrypt the data securely.
Similar Words
kodieren (to code), chiffrieren (to cipher); Antonyms: entschlüsseln (to decrypt)
Etymology
From 'ver-' (a prefix for making something into a state) and 'Schlüssel' (key). Literally, 'to put into key' or 'to lock'.
Memory Tips
Imagine using a 'Schlüssel' (key) to 'ver-' (lock up) a message, making it secret.