English edit

Etymology edit

en- +‎ capture

Verb edit

encapture (third-person singular simple present encaptures, present participle encapturing, simple past and past participle encaptured)

  1. (transitive) To capture.
    • 1958, Patrick Kavanagh, Canal Bank Walk:
      O unworn world enrapture me, encapture me []
    • 2006, Sandra Mollin, Euro-English: assessing variety status:
      [] the English language has inspired linguists to design an array of different models attempting to systematize and encapture its various manifestations []

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