Meaning of capsule in English

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Verb
capsule
Definitions
1. enclose in a capsule
2. put in a short or concise form
Examples
- « reduce in volume »
- « capsulize the news »
Derived terms
Noun
capsule
Etymology
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘small container’): via French from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (see case)
Definitions
1. a small container
2. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
Derived terms
3. a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
4. a shortened version of a written work
Derived terms
5. a structure that encloses a body part
6. a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
7. a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency
Examples
- « then the pilot descends by parachute »

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