encapsulev.
/ɛnˈkapsjuːl/ Physiology.
transitive. To enclose in a capsule; cf. capsule n. 2.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclose [verb (transitive)] > enclose in a receptacle or surrounding mass > in a receptacle > in or as in a capsule
encapsulate1874
encapsule1877
1877 F. T. Roberts Handbk. Med. (ed. 3) I. 64 It may become encapsuled by some dense tissue.
1885 W. K. Parker Mammalian Descent (Hunt. Lect.) ii. 52 (note) The bones and cartilages that encapsule it.
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enˈcapsuled adj.
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