encapsulate
verb (used with object)
to place in or as if in a capsule.
encapsulated
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past participleof encapsulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof encapsulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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That sentence perfectly encapsulated Freedom to Marry’s “road map to victory” strategy, which had aimed at changing hearts and minds in order to deliver the change in law and politics needed.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
The match encapsulated both the present and the future of the Mexican team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Above ground, the spent nuclear fuel will be encapsulated in highly corrosion-resistent copper canisters.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
The injuries have been relentless and that was encapsulated with record signing Alexander Isak absent at Old Trafford and third-choice Freddie Woodman and fourth-choice Armin Pecsi as their two goalkeeping options.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
I only knew the memory lived in me, a perfectly encapsulated morsel of a good past, a brushstroke of color on the gray, barren canvas that our lives had become.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
