Verb
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
enclose in a capsule or other small container
Source: WordNetI fell victim to the temptation of every autobiographer, to the illusion that since the past exists only in one's memories and the words which strive vainly to encapsulate them, it is possible to create past events simply by saying they occurred. Salman Rushdie
In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home. Len Wein
[Graham Greene's] ability to encapsulate the essence of an exotic setting in a single book is exemplified in The Heart of the Matter (1948); his contemporary Evelyn Waugh stated that the West Africa of that book replaced the true remembered West Africa of his own experience. Anthony Burgess
Formal logic and the logical syllogism encapsulate connectedness in reasoning. Marshall McLuhan
A lot of times songs are very much of a moment, that you just encapsulate. They come to you, you write them, you feel good that day, or bad that day. Mick Jagger
It's hard to encapsulate my inspiration because there are so many different looks, but I think it's just like, sexy girl you see walking down the street in a cool outfit. A lot of eyelet, a lot of leather, playing with the hard and the soft, the good and bad inside of us all. Chloë Sevigny