capsulate

[ kap-suh-leyt, -lit, -syoo- ]

adjective

1. enclosed in or formed into a capsule.

capsulate

/ -lɪt; ˈkæpsjʊˌleɪt /

adjective

1. within or formed into a capsule

Derived Forms

• ˌcapsuˈlation, noun

Other Words From

• cap·su·la·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of capsulate¹

From the New Latin word capsulātus, dating back to 1660–70. See capsule, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

For seven years, Lee Chong Wei, one of badminton's finest athletes, took cordyceps tablets from unmarked containers on the advice of a mysterious friend without any knowledge of how they were capsulated or stored.

From Reuters

“She scattered the capsulated drugs on the hotel floor, making it seem as though Heywood had taken the drugs,” Xinhua reported.

From Newsweek

Seeing that Eckma now looked like a normal, yet still fat woman, and even somewhat appealing, he had several shots given to him every day until Polis devised a capsulate form of taking the drug.

From Project Gutenberg

The wife would purchase the cordyseps and have them grounded down and capsulated at a shop in the Malaysian capital with Lee taking two every morning.

From Reuters