v.
Pronunciation: in- ' kap-s ə - ˌ l ā t, en-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lat · ed ; -lat · ing
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 encapsulated
– en · cap · su · la · tion \ - ˌ kap-s ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun