summarize

[ suhm-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /

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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.

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Also especially British, sum·ma·rise .

Origin of summarize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM summarize

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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How to use summarize in a sentence

But, having summarised them, we also become aware of a very curious coincidence.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
On the left bank of the Guadiana it is summarised by the word mañana; on the right bank the word used is amanhã.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
The substance of the foregoing paragraphs may be briefly summarised thus.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
See the statistical inquiries summarised in the Twenty-second Annual Report, 1869-70, pp.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb

As for the London Scottish, their services on these two days are well summarised in a memorandum sent in to me by Allenby.
1914|John French, Viscount of Ypres

British Dictionary definitions for summarize

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summarise

/ (ˈsʌməˌraɪz) /

verb

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

Derived forms of summarize

summarizable or summarisable, adjectivesummarization or summarisation, nounsummarizer, summariser or summarist, noun

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