capsule vs digest

digest vs capsule

capsule and digest both are nouns.

capsule and digest both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of capsule include concentrate, condense.

capsule (noun)	digest (noun)
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside	something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space	a periodical that summarizes the news
a small container
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)	digest (verb)
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume	make more concise
enclose in a capsule	systematize, as by classifying and summarizing
	become assimilated into the body
	soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
	soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
	arrange and integrate in the mind
	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
	convert food into absorbable substances

Difference between capsule and digest

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