encapsulate
to place in or as if in a capsule.
to summarize or condense.
to become enclosed in or as if in a capsule.
Origin of encapsulate
1Other words from encapsulate
- en·cap·su·la·tion [en-kap-suh-ley-shuhn, -syoo-], /ɛnˌkæp səˈleɪ ʃən, -syʊ-/, noun
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How to use encapsulate in a sentence
The pandemic response has been a great example of that instinct, with McEnany’s briefing Wednesday encapsulating it neatly.
McEnany has mastered the ‘all of the credit, none of the blame’ approach to the pandemic | Philip Bump | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostThe Target incident almost perfectly encapsulates the adage, save for one important detail — Lively is adamant it wasn’t an ending.
She fell into QAnon and went viral for destroying a Target mask display. Now she’s rebuilding her life. | Travis Andrews | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostA large video dome surrounds him, nearly encapsulating his tiny body entirely inside the virtual reality setup.
How Do We Remember Places? This Study Used Lasers and VR to Point the Way | Shelly Fan | November 10, 2020 | Singularity HubHaving a book about women that references “girls” in the title would be controversial, but it encapsulates the sense of the book, which is the challenges they face.
Former Facebook employee’s new book exposes Big Tech’s dirty secrets | Danielle Abril | October 25, 2020 | FortuneYet for a framework that encapsulates our best understanding of nature’s fundamental order, the Standard Model still lacks a coherent visualization.
A New Map of All the Particles and Forces | Natalie Wolchover, Samuel Velasco and Lucy Reading-Ikkanda | October 22, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
The entire episode was encapsulated in that devastating opening flashback to the early days of the series.
Latest ‘Breaking Bad’ Episode, ‘Ozymandias,’ Is Most Action-Packed Yet | Andrew Romano | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first is a major question, encapsulated in the article's title, but hardly addressed at all.
But before she left, she had encapsulated our defense and humanized Diana B. in a single statement.
My First Autopsy Report: Excerpt From David Berg’s ‘Run, Brother, Run’` | David Berg | June 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt could have encapsulated the idea that David Cameron was molded by the Murdochs.
But within a year he came up with his best-ever idea—encapsulated in an equation that he said he wanted on his gravestone.
A cyst is usually the result of the abscess having been encapsulated and its wall not having been removed at the first operation.
They are encapsulated and vascular, frequently attain a large size, and may be single or multiple.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesLarger bodies, such as needles or bullets, which are not capable of being destroyed by the phagocytes, become encapsulated.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThe innocent form is usually fibrous or myxomatous, and is definitely encapsulated.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThe granulation tissue may undergo caseation and liquefaction, or may become encapsulated by fibrous tissue—“encysted tubercle.”
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for encapsulate
incapsulate
/ (ɪnˈkæpsjʊˌleɪt) /
to enclose or be enclosed in or as if in a capsule
(tr) to sum up in a short or concise form; condense; abridge
Derived forms of encapsulate
- encapsulation or incapsulation, noun
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