Synonyms

summarize

American

[suhm-uh-rahyz] / ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /

especially British, summarise

verb (used with object)

summarized, summarizing

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

summarize British

/ ˈsʌməˌraɪz /

verb

(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

Example Sentences

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio summarized the state of the negotiations by saying that the checklist of “open items” had been substantially diminished.

From The Wall Street Journal

On March 31, 2010, Mr. Mandelson’s principal secretary sent him a note summarizing a conversation between Mr. Summers and Darling, the chancellor of the Exchequer.

From The Wall Street Journal

To summarize: Your father intended to leave money to your children via trusts.

From MarketWatch

Tuttle’s thesis can be summarized best by the title of his note: “Europe Just Started Building a ‘Kill Switch’ for U.S.

From MarketWatch

The results are summarized in the chart above.

From MarketWatch

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