to cipher

Examples

• All

• "I cipher well if I have the good quill," said the boy.

  Fiction book (1994)

• That means that our fears don't get put into words; everything has to be ciphered and cryptic, but we absolutely must express our fear in some way, so we can't stay totally silent.

  Blog text (17)

• I went to school and learned all over how to read and write and cipher.

  Little Big Man (1970)

• I would learn to write and cipher.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I educated him to read, write, and cipher.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Boy, show Mr. Drysdale how you can cipher.

  Jucy (2010)

• Prior to the linkage, the identification number was ciphered by means of coding software to protect personal data.

  Academic text (2007)

• But I don't think it'd be a good time to ask her for a favor, so I figured the odds are only the Wiz could cipher how to get you back to...

  The Wiz (1978)

• The Ministry of War files contain the General Command's ciphered cables to military units, as well as the papers of the infantry, fortress artillery, and other divisions.

  Academic text (2009)

• The spy was trained to cipher messages so that no one could understand their contents.

Synonyms

E

to encrypt

vsto cipher

• Specialized

54 6.7

Change information into a code to stop other people from reading it

focuses on changing ordinary language into secret messages rather than data protection

C

to code

vsto cipher

• Specialized

54 4.3

To change a message into signs or numbers so others cannot read it

applies specifically to changing ordinary words into secret message form

E

to encode

vsto cipher

• Specialized

52 4.9

To change information into a special code a computer can read or to keep it secret

is concerned with turning everyday language into secret messages, not formatting data

E

to encipher

vsto cipher

• Specialized

1 9.9

To change a message into a secret code so others cannot read it

does not require a special key, focuses on ordinary language secrecy

C

to cypher

vsto cipher

• UK

9.6

To put a message into a secret code

has identical meaning but follows the standard modern spelling

Antonyms

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

How Secure

to encrypt

• Specialized

54 6.7

to cipher

• Specialized

1 9.1

to encode

• Specialized

52 4.9

disguise

40 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology