Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

encapsulate

[en-kap-suh-leyt, -syoo-]
See more synonyms for encapsulate on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with object), en·cap·su·lat·ed, en·cap·su·lat·ing.
  1. to place in or as if in a capsule.
  2. to summarize or condense.
Show More
verb (used without object), en·cap·su·lat·ed, en·cap·su·lat·ing.
  1. to become enclosed in or as if in a capsule.
Show More

Origin of encapsulate

First recorded in 1860–65; en-1 + capsulate
Related formsen·cap·su·la·tion, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for encapsulation

Contemporary Examples

British Dictionary definitions for encapsulation

encapsulate

incapsulate

verb
  1. to enclose or be enclosed in or as if in a capsule
  2. (tr) to sum up in a short or concise form; condense; abridge
Show More
Derived Formsencapsulation or incapsulation, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for encapsulation

n.

1860, from encapsulate + -ion.

Show More

encapsulate

v.

1874, from en- (1) "make, put in" + capsulate (see capsule). Related: Encapsulated; encapsulating.

Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
encapsulation in Medicine

encapsulate

(ĕn-kăp′sə-lāt′)
v.
  1. To form a capsule or sheath around.
  2. To become encapsulated.
Show More
Related formsen•cap′su•la′tion n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.