verb
- converted into code or cipher; encoded
- calculated or computed, especially using arithmetic
Usage: somewhat archaic
Examples
- The secret message was ciphered before transmission.
- Military communications were ciphered to prevent enemy interception.
- She ciphered the complex mathematical problem in her head.
- The accountant ciphered the totals for the quarterly report.
- All diplomatic cables were ciphered for security purposes.
- He ciphered the distances between the various towns on his map.