Encapsulate vs. Incapsulate

(transitive) To enclose something as if in a capsule.

(transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.

To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.

(networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

enclose in a capsule or other small container

put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume;

Example: ‘capsulize the news’;

enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule

Example: ‘the company would encapsulate the asbestos waste in concrete pellets’;

enclose (a message or signal) in a set of codes which allow transfer across networks

Example: ‘data requested is encapsulated and can be manipulated’;

provide an interface for (a piece of software or hardware) to allow or simplify access for the user

Example: ‘third-party vendors can encapsulate their tools to run with this software backplane’;

express the essential features of (something) succinctly

Example: ‘the conclusion is encapsulated in one sentence’;

alternative form of encapsulate

To inclose completely, as in a membrane.