encapsule

[ en-kap-suhl, -syool ]

verb (used with or without object)

, en·cap·suled, en·cap·sul·ing.

1. encapsulate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of encapsule¹

First recorded in 1875–80; en- ¹ + capsule

Example Sentences

However, I must confess great sympathy for frustrated Women's Lib groups when an article attempting to encapsule a writer's background makes no mention that his wife is quite a person in her own right.

From Time Magazine Archive