CAPSULIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does capsulize mean? 

• CAPSULIZE (verb)
  The verb CAPSULIZE has 2 senses:

1. enclose in a capsule

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

  Familiarity information: CAPSULIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAPSULIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they capsulize    ... he / she / it capsulizes   
Past simple: capsulized   
Past participle: capsulized   
-ing form: capsulizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Enclose in a capsule

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

capsulate; capsule; capsulise; capsulize

Hypernyms (to "capsulize" is one way to...):

enclose; enfold; envelop; enwrap; wrap (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

capsule; capsulise; capsulize; encapsulate

Context example:

capsulize the news

Hypernyms (to "capsulize" is one way to...):

concentrate; condense; digest (make more concise)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

capsule (a shortened version of a written work)