superencipher

[soo-per-en-sahy-fer]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Cryptography.

to encode (a message) that is already a cryptogram.

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Other Word Forms

superencipherment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of superencipher¹

First recorded in 1960–65; super- + encipher

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Example Sentences

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“Moreover, unlike Mauborgne’s conscious invention, or the Germans’ conscious adoption of the one-time pad to superencipher their Foreign Office codes, it had no echo, no use in cryptology.

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supereminent supererogate

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