capsule
To form into capsulesTo form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.
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» Take two capsules after a meal.
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2 senses(transitive)To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.
(transitive)To encapsulate or summarize.
- enclose in a capsule
- put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
Examples
30 sentencesTake two capsules after a meal.
Tom slept at a capsule hotel.
Yanni stayed in a capsule hotel.
Ziri dug up a time capsule.
This toy was in a capsule.
Origin
Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (“box”).Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (“box”).
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Forms
capsules, capsuling, capsuled, capsuledSynonyms
4 synonyms- enclose in a capsule:capsulatecapsulizecapsulise
- put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume:encapsulatecapsulizecapsulise
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.