"encapsule" meaning in English

See encapsule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: encapsules [present, singular, third-person], encapsuling [participle, present], encapsuled [participle, past], encapsuled [past]
Etymology: From en- + capsule. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|capsule}} en- + capsule Head templates: {{en-verb}} encapsule (third-person singular simple present encapsules, present participle encapsuling, simple past and past participle encapsuled)
  1. (transitive) To place inside a capsule. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-encapsule-en-verb-I7N-2Hfh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 15 4 22 4 22 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 18 2 27 2 27 2

Inflected forms

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