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: […]