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overencapsulate

overencapsulate verb: to encapsulate excessively.

Verb

overencapsulate (third-person singular simple present overencapsulates, present participle overencapsulating, simple past and past participle overencapsulated)

  1. To encapsulate excessively

Forms of overencapsulate

third-person singular presentoverencapsulates
present participleoverencapsulating
past participleoverencapsulated
pastoverencapsulated

Origin of overencapsulate

From over- + encapsulate.

Questions about overencapsulate

What does overencapsulate mean?
Overencapsulate means to encapsulate excessively.
What part of speech is overencapsulate?
Overencapsulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of overencapsulate?
The past tense of overencapsulate is overencapsulated.

Words near overencapsulate in the dictionary

  1. overempties
  2. overempty
  3. overemptying
  4. overenamored
  5. overenamoured
  6. overencapsulate
  7. overencapsulated
  8. overenchant
  9. overenchanted
  10. overenchanting
  11. overenchantment

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