v.
Pronunciation: in- ' k ō d, en-
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1919
1 a : to convert (as a body of information) from one system of communication into another especially : to convert (a message) into code b : to convey symbolically <the capacity of poetry to encode ideology ― J. D. Niles>
2 : to specify the genetic code for
– en · cod · er noun