encapsulate

en·cap·su·late

verb \in-ˈkap-sə-ˌlāt\

en·cap·su·lat·eden·cap·su·lat·ing

Definition of ENCAPSULATE

transitive verb

: to surround, encase, or protect in or as if in a capsule <DNA has been encapsulated in microspheres—Paul Smaglik>

intransitive verb

: to become encapsulated <a bacillus that encapsulates in the human body>

—en·cap·su·la·tion \-ˌkap-sə-ˈlā-shən\ noun