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> encapsulateintransitive senses : to become encapsulated encapsulates in the human body> —en·cap·su·la·tion/-"kap-s&-'lA-sh&n/noun