Syn: encapsulated. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
capsulate — [kap′səlāt΄, kap′syo͞o′lāt΄, kap′səlit, kap′syo͞o′lit] adj. contained in or formed into a capsule: also capsulated … English World dictionary
capsulate — capsule ► NOUN 1) a small soluble case of gelatin containing a dose of medicine, swallowed whole. 2) a small case or container. 3) a space capsule. 4) Botany a dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe. DERIVATIVES capsular… … English terms dictionary
capsulate capsulated — enclosed enclosed adj. surrounded or closed in, usually on all sides. Opposite of {unenclosed}. [Narrower terms: {basined}; {capsulate, capsulated}; {closed, closed in(predicate)}; {coarctate}; {confined, fenced in, penned}; {embedded, fixed};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capsulate — adj. [L. dim. capsa, box] In the form of, or enclosed within a capsule … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
capsulate — capsulation, n. /kap seuh layt , lit, syoo /, adj. enclosed in or formed into a capsule. Also, capsulated. [1660 70; < NL capsulatus. See CAPSULE, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
capsulate — adjective encased, closed in by a capsule Syn: capsular See Also: encapsulated … Wiktionary
capsulate — v. enclose in a capsule; put in condensed form adj. in the form of a capsule, in compact form … English contemporary dictionary
capsulate — cap·su·late … English syllables
capsulate — cap•su•late [[t]ˈkæp səˌleɪt, lɪt, syʊ [/t]] also cap•su•lat•ed [[t] ˌleɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. enclosed in a capsule • Etymology: 1660–70; < NL cap su•la′tion, n … From formal English to slang
capsulate — /ˈkæpsjəleɪt/ (say kapsyuhlayt), / lət/ (say luht) adjective enclosed in or formed into a capsule. Also, capsulated …
