to encapsulate
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6.1
- verb
- /ɪnˈkæpsʊˌleɪt/
- The mixed media format of Shannon Sigler's collage "Sugarmama" nicely encapsulates the intentions of the 2011 edition of disclosure.
- perfectly encapsulates
- nicely encapsulates
- attitude encapsulated
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Watch on YouTubeThere's a song that I think encapsulates love truly and deeply.
- There's a song that I think encapsulates love truly and deeply.
- And romance was meant to encapsulate both those things, love and desire.
- And that I think encapsulates that sort of spirit of perfectionism.
- That encapsulates time keeping, encapsulates preparing professionally for your game.
- And I don't know if that fully encapsulates the relaxation that you have.
- But that one in it just, it really encapsulates who he was as a person.
- And I think all of those are like so perfectly encapsulated in the sport of arm wrestling.
- And we, we've tried to, we tried to send what we think encapsulates the human race is what we've done.
- I don't believe that they're the real authors are in full presenting their spirits encapsulated in their perfect poems.
- He's mine and that just encapsulates the courage for her to do that right.
- There's a fullness and a void that that encapsulates the Enzo.
Examples
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Music educators might consider encapsulating music's unique power in a statement such as, "Music education provides unique understandings."
Academic text (2011) -
You could encapsulate it in a book the size of a dictionary.
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What are three words that encapsulate a powerful leader and why?
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A simple idea that encapsulates the entire universe.
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The table on page 26 encapsulates the file types discussed along with their parameters.
Academic text (2008) -
And I feel the universality of this message is really what she encapsulated in that comment.
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The works of Bernardez very much encapsulate the values of the nationalists of the time period.
Academic text (1995) -
Much of this work was finally and elegantly encapsulated in a slim volume.
Academic text (1991) -
Deng is famous for his pragmatism and prudence, as encapsulated by his two famous mottoes.
Academic text (1998) -
Her report encapsulates the key findings of the research project in just a few paragraphs.
Synonyms
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3.3
Give the main points of a talk or text briefly
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3.0
Present the main points of a text in a short, clear way
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3.4
To briefly repeat the main points
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4.2
Make something shorter by removing unimportant details
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8.0
To briefly repeat the main points
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8.2
To put ideas or information into a short summary
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4.1
To make long information shorter by giving its main points
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6.4
To give a short summary of the main points
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6.7
To make a long text shorter by giving its main points
Antonyms
How Concise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Encapsulate comes from en- 'in' and capsule 'small box'. Imagine putting your idea into a tiny box to keep only the most important parts. So, to encapsulate is to make something short and clear.