ENCAPSULATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they encapsulate ... he / she / it encapsulates

Past simple: encapsulated

Past participle: encapsulated

-ing form: encapsulating

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume

Example:

capsulize the news

Synonyms:

capsule; capsulise; capsulize; encapsulate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "encapsulate" is one way to...):

concentrate; condense; digest (make more concise)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Enclose in a capsule or other small container

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "encapsulate" is one way to...):

close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

encapsulation (the process of enclosing (as in a capsule))

encapsulation (the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule))

Credits

Context examples:

A cancer vaccine consisting of a mixture of a murine lymphoma-derived idiotype and interleukin-2 (IL-2) encapsulated in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine liposomes.

(Oncovax-ID/IL-2 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A liposome-encapsulated preparation of the hydrochloride salt of the anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic doxorubicin.

(Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified liposomes encapsulating the semisynthetic derivative of camptothecin irinotecan, with antineoplastic activity.

(Pegylated Liposomal Irinotecan, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called liposome-encapsulated irinotecan hydrochloride PEP02.

(PEP02, NCI Dictionary)

It may be completely or partially encapsulated.

(Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-encapsulated irinotecan with antineoplastic activity.

(Pegylated Irinotecan, NCI Thesaurus)

The Parameterizable interface encapsulates the association of Parameters with ParameterValues.

(Parameterizable Object, NCI Thesaurus)

A liposome-encapsulated formulation of the benzoquinazoline folate analog OSI-7904 with antineoplastic activity.

(OSI-7904L, NCI Thesaurus)

A nanoparticle formulation containing N-glutaryl phosphatidylethanolamine (NGPE)-liposomes encapsulating oxaliplatin and conjugated to the human transferrin (Tf) ligand, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Oxaliplatin-Encapsulated Transferrin-Conjugated N-glutaryl Phosphatidylethanolamine Liposome, NCI Thesaurus)

A liposome-encapsulated formulation of paclitaxel, a taxoid compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, with antineoplastic property.

(Paclitaxel liposome, NCI Thesaurus)