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Verb: encapsulate  in'kap-su,leyt or en'kap-su,leyt [N. Amer], in'kaps-yû,leyt or en'kaps-yû,leyt [Brit]
  1. Enclose in a capsule or other small container
     
  2. Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
    "encapsulate the news";
    - capsule, capsulize, capsulise [Brit]

Derived forms: encapsulated, encapsulates, encapsulating

Type of: close in, concentrate, condense, digest, distil [Brit], distill [N. Amer], enclose, inclose, shut in

Encyclopedia: Encapsulate