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/ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule..
At a rate of six inches a year, the salt closes in on the waste and encapsulates it for what engineers say will be millions of years.
It's a little moment that seems to encapsulate her appeal ...
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Encapsulate means (transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule..
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At a rate of six inches a year, the salt closes in on the waste and encapsulates it for what engineers say will be millions of years.
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