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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

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Words related to summarize

compile, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, rehash, sum up, abridge, abstract, cipher, condense, cut, digest, inventory, pare, prune, recapitulate, retrograde, review, shorten

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British Dictionary definitions for summarize

summarize

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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