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capsulize

American  
[kap-suh-lahyz, -syoo-] / ˈkæp səˌlaɪz, -syʊ- /
especially British, capsulise

verb (used with object)

capsulized, capsulizing

  1. to summarize or make very concise; capsule.

capsulize British  
/ ˈkæpsjʊˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to state (information) in a highly condensed form

  2. to enclose in a capsule

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Other Word Forms

  • capsulization noun

Etymology

Origin of capsulize

First recorded in 1945–50; capsule + -ize

Example Sentences

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Newsom’s administration came up with a shorthand acronym to capsulize key elements of its new approach: SMARTER.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

The press has to capsulize things that people can absorb.

From Time Magazine Archive

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