encapsulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce encapsulate in British English:
UK [ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪt]
How to pronounce encapsulate in American English:
US [ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪt]
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- Verb:
- enclose in a capsule or other small container
- put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
Word Origin
- encapsulate (v.)
- 1842 (implied in encapsulated), "enclose in a capsule," from en- (1) "make, put in" + capsule + -ate (2). Figurative use by 1939. Related: Encapsulating.
Example
- 1. Finally , we learned how to encapsulate values in enumerations .
- 2. The command design pattern provides a way to encapsulate behavior in a class with well-known execution semantics .
- 3. 10 Yale researchers have created plastic nanospheres that encapsulate proteins called cytokines , which stimulate the immune system 's killer t-cells .
- 4. First , individual " cells " are surrounded by a wall made up of so-called lipids that spontaneously encapsulate the liquid innards of the cell .
- 5. His research interest concerns the function of the polysaccharide co-polymerase proteins of s. pneumoniae and their interactions to control the biosynthesis of the capsular polysaccharide that encapsulate this bacterium .