capsule vs wrap

wrap vs capsule

capsule and wrap both are nouns.

capsule and wrap both are verbs.

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

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

capsule: enclose in a capsule
wrap: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

Other hypernyms of capsule include enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap.

capsule (noun)	wrap (noun)
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside	cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space	the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
a small container	a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
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)	wrap (verb)
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume	arrange or fold as a cover or protection
enclose in a capsule	enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
	arrange or coil around
	crash into so as to coil around

Difference between capsule and wrap

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