To enclose or form into a capsule; to cover or wrap in a capsule.
From capsula (small box) with the verb suffix -ate, meaning to cause something to become or to treat with. Used in medical and pharmaceutical contexts.
When pharmaceutical companies capsulate medications, they're not just making pills look nice—they're creating precise dosing and sometimes hiding bitter tastes from patients, which is basically the company's way of being kind!
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