summarize
verb (used with object)
to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
summarise
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a variation of
summarize.
Example Sentences
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Manus, created by startup Butterfly Effect, can sift through and summarise resumes or create a stock analysis website, according to its website.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
"So to summarise, it is technically possible. It is immensely bureaucratically and procedurally complex to do so," Gill said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Some of the prompts used by the participants included asking AI to summarise essay questions, track down sources as well as refine grammar and style.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
This should summarise why you're interested in the role and why you're suitable for it.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
Schopenhauer’s theories, like Wagner’s operas, could not be described as succinct, and they are consequently hard to summarise briefly, but the idea that caught Wagner’s imagination was that we humans are essentially irrational, emotional animals.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
