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capsulate

capsulate adjective: encased, closed in by a capsule. Also the alternative form of encapsulate.

Adjective

capsulate (comparative more capsulate, superlative most capsulate)

  1. encased, closed in by a capsule
    Synonyms:
    capsular

Also used as

capsulate is also the alternative form of encapsulate.

Synonyms of capsulate

Antonyms

Forms of capsulate

Adjective
comparativemore capsulate
superlativemost capsulate
Verb
third-person singular presentcapsulates
present participlecapsulating
past participlecapsulated
pastcapsulated

Origin of capsulate

From capsule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From capsule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about capsulate

What does capsulate mean?
Capsulate means encased, closed in by a capsule.
What part of speech is capsulate?
Capsulate is an adjective.

Words near capsulate in the dictionary

  1. capsular
  2. capsular ligament
  3. capsular ligaments
  4. capsularly
  5. capsulary
  6. capsulate
  7. capsulated
  8. capsulates
  9. capsulating
  10. capsulation
  11. capsulations

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