Capsule and Expand

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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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Expand is an antonym for capsule.

Nearby Words: capsuled, capsuling, capsulation

Expand verb - To express more fully and in greater detail.

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Capsule is an antonym for expand.

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Expand and Capsule. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/capsule/expand

Capsule & Expand. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/capsule/expand>.

Expand or Capsule. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/capsule/expand.

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