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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.

Origin:
1860–65; en- 1 + capsulate


en⋅cap⋅su⋅la⋅tion, noun
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en·cap·su·late   (ěn-kāp'sə-lāt')   
v.   en·cap·su·lat·ed, en·cap·su·lat·ing, en·cap·su·lates

v.   tr.
  1. To encase in or as if in a capsule.

  2. To express in a brief summary; epitomize: headlines that encapsulate the news.

v.   intr.
To become encapsulated.
en·cap'su·la'tion n., en·cap'su·la'tor n.
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Word Origin & History

encapsulate 
1874, from en- "make, put in" + capsulate (see capsule).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·cap·su·late
Pronunciation: in-'kap-s&-"lAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
transitive senses
: to surround, encase, or protect in or as if in a capsule encapsulate them —MorrisFishbein> encapsulate intransitive senses
: to become encapsulated encapsulates in the human body> —en·cap·su·la·tion /-"kap-s&-'lA-sh&n/ noun
Medical Dictionary

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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