encapsulate

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) can you encapsulate the president's speech in about a paragraph? Synonyms abstract, boil down, brief, digest, summarize, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, reprise, sum up, synopsize, wrap upRelated Words abridge, condense, curtail, cut back, shorten; downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; decoct, essentialize; simplify, streamlineNear Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement