encapsulate

== English == === Alternative forms === incapsulate === Etymology === From en- + capsule + -ate (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/ === Verb === encapsulate (third-person singular simple present encapsulates, present participle encapsulating, simple past and past participle encapsulated) (transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule. (transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary. (software, object-oriented programming) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes. (networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Verb === encapsulate second-person singular voseo imperative of encapsular combined with te