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en•cap•su•late
(en kap′sə lāt′, -syŏŏ-),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
en•cap′su•la′tion, n.
v.t.
- to place in or as if in a capsule.
- to summarize or condense.
v.i.
- to become enclosed in or as if in a capsule.
- en-1 + capsulate 1860–65
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