sum-up vs capsule

capsule vs sum-up

sum-up and capsule both are nouns.

sum-up is not a verb while capsule is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sum-up	Yes	No	No	No
capsule	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, capsule is a hyponym of sum-up; that is, capsule is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sum-up:

sum-up: a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
capsule: a shortened version of a written work

Other hyponyms of sum-up include argument, literary argument, capitulation, compendium, abridgement, abridgment, condensation, conspectus, curriculum vitae, CV, resume, line score, abstract, outline, precis, synopsis, overview, roundup, resume, sketch, survey, rundown, summation, summing up.

sum-up (noun)	capsule (noun)
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form	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

sum-up (verb)	capsule (verb)
	put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
	enclose in a capsule

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