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Encapsulating

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

en·cap·su·late

[en-kap-suh-leyt, -syoo-] verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to place in or as if in a capsule.
2.
to summarize or condense.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become enclosed in or as if in a capsule.

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Encapsulating is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1860–65; en-1 + capsulate

en·cap·su·la·tion, noun
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Word Origin & History

encapsulate
1874, from en- "make, put in" + capsulate (see capsule). Related: Encapsulated; encapsulation.
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encapsulate en·cap·su·late (ěn-kāp'sə-lāt')
v. en·cap·su·lat·ed, en·cap·su·lat·ing, en·cap·su·lates

  1. To form a capsule or sheath around.

  2. To become encapsulated.


en·cap'su·la'tion n.

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