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encapsulate

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkæpsjʊleɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en kap′sə lāt′, -syŏŏ-)

Inflections of 'encapsulate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
encapsulates
v 3rd person singular
encapsulating
v pres p
encapsulated
v past
encapsulated
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•cap•su•late  (en kap′sə lāt′, -syŏŏ-),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to place in or as if in a capsule.
  2. to summarize or condense.

v.i. 
  1. to become enclosed in or as if in a capsule.
  • en-1 + capsulate 1860–65
en•cap′su•la′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
encapsulate, incapsulate /ɪnˈkæpsjʊˌleɪt/, encapsule /ɪnˈkæpsjuːl/ vb
  1. to enclose or be enclosed in or as if in a capsule
  2. (transitive) to sum up in a short or concise form; condense; abridge
enˌcapsuˈlation, inˌcapsuˈlation n
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