encapsulate

Encapsulate is defined as to enclose or encircle, especially in a protective membrane, or to briefly explain the essence of something.

(verb)

When you enclose something carefully inside of a capsule, this is an example of a time when you encapsulate it.
When you explain the plot of a movie in a sentence or two, this is an example of a time when you encapsulate the plot.

See encapsulate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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verb en·cap·su·lat·ed, en·cap·su·lat·ing, en·cap·su·lates

verb, transitive

verb, intransitive

To become encapsulated.

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