capsule vs concentrate

concentrate vs capsule

capsule and concentrate both are nouns.

capsule and concentrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capsule	Yes	No	Yes	No
concentrate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, concentrate is a hypernym of capsule; that is, concentrate is a word with a broader meaning than capsule:

capsule: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
concentrate: make more concise

Other hypernyms of capsule include condense, digest.

capsule (noun)	concentrate (noun)
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside	a concentrated example of something
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space	a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
a small container	the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
a structure that encloses a body part
a shortened version of a written work
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

capsule (verb)	concentrate (verb)
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume	cook until very little liquid is left
enclose in a capsule	make denser, stronger, or purer
	make central
	be cooked until very little liquid is left
	make more concise
	compress or concentrate
	direct one's attention on something
	draw together or meet in one common center

Difference between capsule and concentrate

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