capsulize

English

Etymology

capsule +‎ -ize

Verb

capsulize (third-person singular simple present capsulizes, present participle capsulizing, simple past and past participle capsulized)

  1. To enclose (a medication etc) in a capsule.
  2. (figurative) To make into a concise form; to encapsulate.
    • 1975, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “The Boho Dance”, in The Hissing of Summer Lawns:
      Nothing is capsulized in me / On either side of town / The streets were never really mine / Not mine these glamour gowns
    • 1999, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Weaver's Wisdom, glossary entry for ‘Yogaswami’, page 289:
      Four great sayings capsulize his message: […]
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