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summarize

American  
[suhm-uh-rahyz] / ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /
especially British, summarise

verb (used with object)

summarized, summarizing

  1. to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.

  2. to constitute a summary of.

summarize British  
/ ˈsʌməˌraɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to make or be a summary of; express concisely

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Other Word Forms

  • summarist noun
  • summarizable adjective
  • summarization noun
  • summarizer noun
  • unsummarizable adjective
  • unsummarized adjective
  • well-summarized adjective

Etymology

Origin of summarize

First recorded in 1870–75; summar(y) + -ize

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