encapsulate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.
2. (transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.
3. To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.
4. To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

Synonyms

enclose

capsulize

capsulise

sheathe

capsule

cover

encase

potting

devitrify

encapsulation

encircle

encompass

epitomize

packaging

seal

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sealing

surround

tighten up

crystalise

make tight

capsulation

air-tight seal

airtight coating

hermet ization

hermetic closure

abridge

package, to

cocoon

condense

confinement

crystalize

crystallise

crystallize

cup

Translations

kapseln

incapsulare

encapsuler

encapsular

inkapselen

encapsular

verkapseln

einkapseln

comprimir

sintetizar

racchiudere

συμπυκνώνω

verkapsele

verbergen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/

Etymology

From en- + capsule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).