Definition of "encapsulated" []

• Enclosed by a protective coating or membrane: an encapsulated bacterium. (adjective)

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• "Since his first election in 1992, Stupak was one of the most conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives, a moniker encapsulated by his staunch support for gun rights -- not a surprise, since his district covered Michigan's rural upper peninsula or "Yooper," where 60 percent of households have guns (about twice the national average)."
• "The meaning of the song in encapsulated in the following lyric:"
• "Puretag's streamline design offers a glue free label encapsulated flush with the external surface of the hose."