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encapsule

encapsule verb: to place inside a capsule.

Verb

encapsule (third-person singular simple present encapsules, present participle encapsuling, simple past and past participle encapsuled)

  1. (transitive) To place inside a capsule.

Forms of encapsule

third-person singular presentencapsules
present participleencapsuling
past participleencapsuled
pastencapsuled

Origin of encapsule

From en- + capsule.

Questions about encapsule

What does encapsule mean?
Encapsule means to place inside a capsule.
What part of speech is encapsule?
Encapsule is a verb.
What is the past tense of encapsule?
The past tense of encapsule is encapsuled.

Words near encapsule in the dictionary

  1. encapsulation
  2. encapsulations
  3. encapsulator
  4. encapsulators
  5. encapsulatory
  6. encapsule
  7. encapsuled
  8. encapsules
  9. encapsulin
  10. encapsuling
  11. encapsulins

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