summarize

[ suhm-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), sum·ma·rized, sum·ma·riz·ing.

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

to constitute a summary of.

Nearby words

Also especially British, sum·ma·rise.

Origin of summarize

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

Related forms

sum·ma·riz·a·ble, adjectivesum·ma·ri·za·tion, nounsum·ma·riz·er, sum·mar·ist, nounun·sum·ma·riz·a·ble, adjective

un·sum·ma·rized, adjectivewell-sum·ma·rized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for summarised

There the whole of the legislation from the date of the constitution is summarised.
The Treaty of Waitangi|T. Lindsay Buick
The following synopsis is translated and summarised from the original Russian.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various
On their way back Corona summarised him as "a truly Christian tradesman."
Brother Copas|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Briefly, the steps that were now taken to give us the Cathedral which we have may be summarised as follows.
The Story of Chartres|Cecil Headlam

Let us first deal with Type A, the distribution of which was summarised in the last chapter.
The Bronze Age and the Celtic World|Harold Peake

British Dictionary definitions for summarised

summarize

summarise

/ (ˈsʌməˌraɪz) /

verb

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

Derived Formssummarizable or summarisable, adjectivesummarization or summarisation, nounsummarizer, summariser or summarist, noun

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Word Origin and History for summarised

summarize

1837, American English, from summary + -ize. Related: Summarized; summarizing.