Definition of "encapsulate" []

• To encase in or as if in a capsule. (verb-transitive)
• To express in a brief summary; epitomize: headlines that encapsulate the news. (verb-transitive)
• To become encapsulated. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The book with its various signatures and the exhibition title encapsulate the continuing dynamic of the oral-literate interaction over the Treaty."
• "Certain record labels encapsulate an era which leaves an imprint in one's psyche."
• "German fashion blog "Les Mads" worried it would be a "step in the wrong direction" to try to "encapsulate" Berlin's creative scene in a members-only club."