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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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RELATED WORDS

definition, sketch, confession, picture, narration, explanation, detail, summary, depiction, information, version, tale, statement, narrative, report, portrayal, story, characterization, rundown, yarn

Nearby words

summa cum laude, summa theologica, summable, summand, summarily, summarize, summary, summary court-martial, summary judgment, summary offence, summary proceeding
Also especially British, sum·ma·rise.

Origin of summarize

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

Related forms

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Examples from the Web for summarization

  • They swept through a summarization of the Nucleus as a whole during that critical period.

    Cubs of the Wolf|Raymond F. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for summarization

summarize

summarise

/ (ˈsʌməˌraɪz) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

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