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capsule

noun
  1. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
    “The doctor asked me if my children could swallow capsules or if they needed liquid medicine.”
  2. a small container
    “The time capsule contains many pictures of us and our community.”
  3. a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency
    “The airplane needs a new capsule.”
    ejection seat
  4. a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
    “While scientists have promising statistics, commercial capsules probably won't be available for another 20 years.”
    space capsule
  5. a structure that encloses a body part
    “Bowman's capsule is part of the nephron.”
  6. a shortened version of a written work
    “Students are expected to read the capsule of Alice in Wonderland tonight.”
    condensation
  7. a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure
    “These moss capsules have spread over the whole garden.”
verb
  1. to put in a short or concise form
    “Please capsule your essay response to no more than one paragraph.”
    encapsulatecapsulizecapsulise
  2. to enclose in a capsule
    “Should we capsule the medicine?”
    capsulizecapsulise