capsulize

[ kap-suh-lahyz, -syoo- ]
/ ˈkæp səˌlaɪz, -syʊ- /
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verb (used with object), cap·sul·ized, cap·sul·iz·ing.

to summarize or make very concise; capsule.
Also especially British, cap·sul·ise.

Origin of capsulize

First recorded in 1945–50; capsule + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM capsulize

cap·sul·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby capsulize

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Words related to capsulize

summarize, cut, abbreviate, abridge, shorten, condense, digest, reduce, contract, compress, synopsize

British Dictionary definitions for capsulize

capsulize

capsulise

/ (ˈkæpsjʊˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to state (information) in a highly condensed form
to enclose in a capsule