Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encapsulate

/ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: en-cap-su-late
IPA: /ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.

Transitive verb

verb

To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.

Transitive verb

verb

To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.

verb

To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

Example Sentences

"At a rate of six inches a year, the salt closes in on the waste and encapsulates it for what engineers say will be millions of years."
"It's a little moment that seems to encapsulate her appeal ..."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English capsule Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English encapsulate From en- + capsule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

encapsulates (present, singular) encapsulating (participle, present) encapsulated (participle, past) encapsulated (past) incapsulate (alternative)

Derived Forms

bioencapsulated coencapsulate encapsulatable encapsulation encapsulator macroencapsulate microencapsulate microencapsulated nanoencapsulate nanoencapsulated nonencapsulated overencapsulate

Synonyms

capsule capsulize capsulise

Questions

How do you pronounce encapsulate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/.
What does encapsulate mean?: To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.
Where does encapsulate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English capsule Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English encapsulate From en- + capsule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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