From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishencapsulateen‧cap‧su‧late /ɪnˈkæpsjəleɪt $ -sə-/ verb [transitive] 1 SUMMARIZEto express or show something in a short way SYN sum up The words of the song neatly encapsulate the mood of the country at that time.encapsulate something in something Her whole philosophy can be encapsulated in this one sentence.2 to completely cover something with something else, especially in order to prevent a substance getting outencapsulate something in something The leaking fuel rods will be encapsulated in lead. —encapsulation /ɪnˌkæpsjəˈleɪʃən $ -sə-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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encapsulate• Or, does it encapsulate a mystery of crucial importance for the dying to contemplate?• Two lines of the song neatly encapsulate Gregg's romantic philosophy.• Rather we have to ask what was the experience which gave rise to the beliefs and which they encapsulate, however inadequately.• These traditions were encapsulated in everything which we did and which we were taught.• This class, in the Sklar-Becker formulation, encapsulates the best interests, in a developmentalist sense, of the nation.• Place the other sheet of glass on top, squashing down the sealant and encapsulating the picture.• Their supernatural protagonists had encapsulated the virtues and vices of human beings, thoroughly homogenized.• Not all immigrants are encapsulated to the same extent.encapsulate something in something• It will cost at least $4 million to encapsulate the leaking fuel rods in lead.• The teachings of Zen were encapsulated in short statements. 