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单词 encapsulate
释义

encapsulate

verb

en·​cap·​su·​late in-ˈkap-sə-ˌlāt How to pronounce encapsulate (audio)
en-
encapsulated; encapsulating

transitive verb

1
: to enclose in or as if in a capsule
a pilot encapsulated in the cockpit
2
: epitomize, summarize
encapsulate an era in an aphorism

intransitive verb

: to become encapsulated
encapsulation
in-ˌkap-sə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce encapsulate (audio)
en-
noun

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Encapsulate and its related noun, capsule, derive from capsula, a diminutive form of the Latin noun capsa, meaning "box." Capsa also gave us our noun case (the container kind; the legal sense has a different origin). The original sense of encapsulate, meaning "to enclose something in a capsule," first appeared in the late 19th century. Its extended meaning, "to give a summary or synopsis of something," plays on the notion of a capsule as something compact, self-contained, and often easily digestible. There is also a verb capsule, which is more or less synonymous with encapsulate.

Synonyms

  • abstract
  • boil down
  • brief
  • digest
  • epitomize
  • outline
  • recap
  • recapitulate
  • reprise
  • sum up
  • summarize
  • synopsize
  • wrap up
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Example Sentences

The contaminated material should be encapsulated and removed. can you encapsulate the president's speech in about a paragraph?
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Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Medical Definition

encapsulate

verb

en·​cap·​su·​late in-ˈkap-sə-ˌlāt How to pronounce encapsulate (audio)
encapsulated; encapsulating

transitive verb

: to surround, encase, or protect in or as if in a capsule
DNA has been encapsulated in microspheres Paul Smaglik

intransitive verb

: to become encapsulated
a bacillus that encapsulates in the human body

encapsulate

verb

as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) can you encapsulate the speech in about a paragraph?

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • summarize
  • outline
  • recapitulate
  • epitomize
  • digest
  • consolidate
  • abstract
  • condense
  • reprise
  • brief
  • synopsize
  • wrap up
  • boil down
  • recap
  • sum up
  • shorten
  • curtail
  • simplify
  • abridge
  • shrink
  • cut back
  • streamline
  • downsize
  • essentialize
  • concentrate
  • decoct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extend
  • prolong
  • lengthen
  • elongate
  • expand
  • amplify
  • supplement
  • protract
  • enlarge (on or upon)
  • elaborate (on or upon)
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