Definition of Encapsulate

1. Verb. Enclose in a capsule or other small container.

Generic synonyms: Close In, Enclose, Inclose, Shut In
Derivative terms: Encapsulation, Encapsulation

2. Verb. Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume. "Capsulize the news"
Exact synonyms: Capsule, Capsulise, Capsulize
Generic synonyms: Concentrate, Condense, Digest
Derivative terms: Capsule, Capsule

Definition of Encapsulate

1. Verb. (transitive) To cover something as if in a capsule. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary. ¹

3. Verb. (computers programming in object-oriented programming) to enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Encapsulate

1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Encapsulate

encamp
encamped
encamping
encampment
encampments
encamps
encanker
encankered
encankering
encankers
encantation
encapsidated
encapsidation
encapsulant
encapsulants
encapsulate
encapsulated
encapsulated delusion
encapsulates
encapsulating
encapsulation
encapsulations
encapsule
encapsuled
encapsules
encapsuling
encapture
encaptured
encaptures
encapturing

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