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CAPSULIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they capsulize ... he / she / it capsulizes
Past simple: capsulized
Past participle: capsulized
-ing form: capsulizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
Example:
capsulize the news
Synonyms:
capsule; capsulise; capsulize; encapsulate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Enclose in a capsule
Synonyms:
capsulate; capsule; capsulise; capsulize
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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
