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enclose vs capsule

capsule vs enclose

enclose is not a noun while capsule is a noun.

enclose and capsule both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enclose No No Yes No
capsule Yes No Yes No
As verbs, capsule is a hyponym of enclose; that is, capsule is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enclose:
  • enclose: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
  • capsule: enclose in a capsule
Other hyponyms of enclose include benight, tube, capsulate, capsulise, capsulize, engulf, sheathe, cocoon, bathe, cover, enshroud, hide, shroud.
enclose (noun) capsule (noun)
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
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
enclose (verb) capsule (verb)
place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
surround completely enclose in a capsule
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
close in
Difference between enclose and capsule

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