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en·cap·su·late

encapsulate

 
pronunciation:
ihn kaep s leIt
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: encapsulates, encapsulating, encapsulated
definition 1: to condense, as though to fit into a capsule.
She encapsulated all her ideas in one story.
definition 2: to encase in a capsule.
derivation: encapsulation (n.)