- 1encode something to change ordinary language into letters, symbols, etc. in order to send secret messages
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- 2encode something (computing) to change information into a form that can be processed by a computer
- 3encode something (linguistics) to express the meaning of something in a foreign language compare decode
encode
verbNAmE//ɪnˈkoʊd//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they encode he / she / it encodes
past simple encoded
-ing form encoding
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