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encapsulate

/ɪnˈkæp.sə.leɪt/
en · cap · su · late
Adjective:encapsulated
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Past Simple:encapsulated
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Past Participle:encapsulated
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Present Participle:encapsulating
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encapsulate Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To express the essential features of something succinctly; to summarize or condense.

Example

"Her closing remarks neatly encapsulate the main arguments of the entire conference."

2

To enclose something in or as if in a capsule.

Example

"The pharmaceutical company developed a new method to encapsulate the liquid medication in a dissolvable gel."

3

To restrict access to data and methods within a single unit or object,or to wrap data with protocol header information (in computing).

Example

"Object-oriented programming allows developers to encapsulate internal state so that external code cannot modify it directly."

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• Rhymes for encapsulate

• Nearby Words

enamored
encamp
encampment
encapsulate
encase
encasement
encelia

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the mid-19th century from the prefix 'en-' (meaning 'in' or 'into') and 'capsule', which derives from the Latin 'capsula' ('small box or chest'), a diminutive of 'capsa' ('box' or 'case').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Encapsulate. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/encapsulate
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