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cap·su·late  (kps-lt, -lt, -sy-) also cap·su·lat·ed (-ltd)
adj.
Enclosed in or formed into a capsule.

capsu·lation n.

capsulate [ˈkæpsjʊˌleɪt -lɪt], capsulated
adj
within or formed into a capsule
capsulation  n
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Verb1.capsulate - enclose in a capsule
enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
Adj.1.capsulate - used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling"


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citizenship test; it struck him as sweet at first, and then as an odd capsulation of our nation's consumerist addictions.
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