ENCAPSULATE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

encapsulate

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in-ˈkap-sə-ˌlāt

Definition of encapsulate

as in to summarize

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) can you encapsulate the speech in about a paragraph?

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Recent Examples of encapsulate Oprah is a Vivaia loyalist, and the Yara Mesh Sneakers encapsulate why. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026 The spacecraft recently got its last glimpse of terrestrial light before being encapsulated in its rocket's protective payload fairing last week and is imminently bound for liftoff. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 One of his lines of research seeks to distill our familiar world from the disorienting Hilbert space that encapsulates all the ways the universe could possibly be. — Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 That Toll Brothers vote encapsulated south Folsom’s shrinking oak woodland. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for encapsulate

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To summarize Tua Tagovailoa’s six years with the Miami Dolphins is not simple.

— Greg Cote August 27, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

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The order Graf read from the bench outlined the evidence presented during the hearing, ruling that the prosecution had met the threshold of probable cause and can still pursue the death penalty.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
Partnership could eventually reach 18 GWh The agreement currently guarantees the supply of the first 9 GWh of battery cells, but the companies have also outlined a framework for another 9 GWh.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

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