Capsule and Distend

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Capsule verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.

Usage example: newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers

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Distend is an antonym for capsule.

Nearby Words: capsuled, capsuling, capsulation

Distend verb - Cause to expand as it by internal pressure.

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Capsule is an antonym for distend.

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