encapsulate

  • 1encapsulate — [v1] encase box, cover, enclose, envelop, sheathe, wrap; concepts 112,209,758 encapsulate [v2] epitomize abbreviate, abridge, capsulize, condense, cut, digest, précis, shorten, summarize, sum up, synopsize; concepts 236,247 …

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  • 2encapsulate — index comprise, contain (enclose), envelop Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3encapsulate — 1874, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + capsulate (see CAPSULE (Cf. capsule)). Related: Encapsulated; encapsulating …

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  • 4encapsulate — ► VERB 1) enclose in or as if in a capsule. 2) express concisely and succinctly. DERIVATIVES encapsulation noun …

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  • 5encapsulate — [en kap′səl, en kap′syool΄] vt. encapsuled, encapsuling [en kap′sə lāt΄, en kap′syo͞olāt] vt. encapsulated, encapsulating 1. to enclose in or as if in a capsule 2. to put in concise form; condense: Also encapsule [en kap′səl, en kap′syool΄] vt …

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  • 6encapsulate — en|cap|su|late [ınˈkæpsjuleıt US sə ] v [T] 1.) to express or show something in a short way = ↑sum up ▪ The words of the song neatly encapsulate the mood of the country at that time. encapsulate sth in sth ▪ Her whole philosophy can be… …

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  • 7encapsulate — UK [ɪnˈkæpsjʊleɪt] / US [ɪnˈkæpsjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms encapsulate : present tense I/you/we/they encapsulate he/she/it encapsulates present participle encapsulating past tense encapsulated past participle encapsulated to express… …

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  • 8encapsulate — verb ( lated; lating) Date: 1872 transitive verb 1. to enclose in or as if in a capsule < a pilot encapsulated in the cockpit > 2. epitomize, summarize < encapsulate an era in an aphorism > intransitive verb to become encapsula …

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  • 9encapsulate — verb Encapsulate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑essence …

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  • 10encapsulate — [[t]ɪnkæ̱psjʊleɪt[/t]] encapsulates, encapsulating, encapsulated VERB To encapsulate particular facts or ideas means to represent all their most important aspects in a very small space or in a single object or event. [V n] A Wall Street Journal&#8230; …

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