encapsulate
verb/ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪt/
/ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they encapsulate | /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪt/ /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪt/ |
| he / she / it encapsulates | /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪts/ /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪts/ |
| past simple encapsulated | /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle encapsulated | /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form encapsulating | /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪtɪŋ/ |
- encapsulate something (in something) to express the most important parts of something in a few words, a small space or a single object synonym sum up
- The poem encapsulates many of the central themes of her writing.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEncapsulate is used with these nouns as the object:- essence
Word Originlate 19th cent. (also as incapsulate): from en-, in- ‘into’ + Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa related to capere ‘to hold’.Definitions on the go
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