encapsulate
verb
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We’ll keep it brief by encapsulating the history of this word in just a few sentences. Encapsulate and its related noun, capsule, come to us from capsula, a diminutive form of the Latin noun capsa, meaning “box.” (Capsa also gave us the “container” or “box” meaning of the noun case.) The earliest examples of encapsulate are for its literal use (“to enclose something in a capsule”) and date to the late 19th century. Its extended meaning, “to give a summary or synopsis of something,” plays on the notion of a capsule being something compact, self-contained, and often easily digestible.
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Examples of encapsulate in a Sentence
Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
The music video encapsulates that same nostalgia, with retro visuals and the artists’ ’80s aesthetics, transporting us back to that era.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
The phrase encapsulates the unwavering hope of the Cuban people that their decades-long nightmare under Fidel Castro (and now his successors) will one day end because darkness eventually always yields to light.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Dodgers futility in the field was best encapsulated by Dodgers outfielder Willie Davis, who committed three errors in the fifth inning of Game 2, losing one ball in the sun, dropping another and throwing another away.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Encapsulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encapsulate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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