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encapsulate

[ en-kap-suh-leyt, -syoo- ]

verb (used with object)

, en·cap·su·lat·ed, en·cap·su·lat·ing.
  1. to place in or as if in a capsule.
  2. to summarize or condense.


verb (used without object)

, en·cap·su·lat·ed, en·cap·su·lat·ing.
  1. to become enclosed in or as if in a capsule.

encapsulate

/ ɪnˈkæpsjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. to enclose or be enclosed in or as if in a capsule
  2. tr to sum up in a short or concise form; condense; abridge


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Derived Forms

  • enˌcapsuˈlation, noun

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Other Words From

  • en·cap·su·la·tion [en-kap-s, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n, -sy, oo, -], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of encapsulate1

First recorded in 1860–65; en- 1 + capsulate

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Example Sentences

Much of the credit goes to the actors, who all fully encapsulate their roles.

There are few recordings in any genre that more perfectly encapsulate the sheer joy of singing.

This week, books that encapsulate the enthusiasm of youth and the battered truth of age, from Danielewski to Daniel Mendelsohn.

This Noah Smith post on poverty in Japan seems to encapsulate it pretty well.

Today's cameras-from the disposables to the fully automated-encapsulate everything we have to know to operate them.

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