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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1087/
- Published: 2023-01-21T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-11T18:44:15.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

The word for today is…

encapsulate (verb):

1: to enclose in or as if in a capsule  
2: epitomize, summarize

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encapsulate?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :Encapsulate and its related noun, capsule, come to us from capsula, a diminutive form of the Latin noun capsa, meaning “box.” (Capsa also gave us the “container” or “box” meaning of the noun case.) The earliest examples of encapsulate are for its literal use (“to enclose something in a capsule”) and date to the late 19th century. Its extended meaning, “to give a summary or synopsis of something,” plays on the notion of a capsule being something compact, self-contained, and often easily digestible.

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