incapsulate

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A form of encapsulate — To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.

OriginEnglish capsule ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

verbincapsulate (third-person singular simple present incapsulates, present participle incapsulating, simple past and past participle incapsulated)

present singular third person incapsulates · participle present incapsulating · participle past incapsulated · past incapsulated

  1. alternativeAlternative form of encapsulate.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishcapsule
  8. Englishincapsulate

From in- + capsule + -ate.

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APA

incapsulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incapsulate

MLA

“incapsulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incapsulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incapsulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incapsulate.

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