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Adjective: capsulate  'kap-s(y)u-lut or 'kap-s(y)u,leyt
  1. (botany) used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule
    "The capsulate seeds were protected from the elements";
    - capsulated
Verb: capsulate  'kap-s(y)u-lut or 'kap-s(y)u,leyt
  1. Enclose in a capsule
    "The pharmacist capsulated the medication";
    - capsule, capsulize, capsulise [Brit]

Derived forms: capsulating, capsulates, capsulated

See also: enclosed

Type of: enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap