summarize

especially British, sum·ma·rise

[suhm-uh-rahyz]

verb (used with object)

summarized, summarizing 

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

2. to constitute a summary of.

summarize

/ ˈsʌməˌraɪz /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• summarizable adjective
• summarization noun
• summarizer noun
• summarist noun
• unsummarizable adjective
• unsummarized adjective
• well-summarized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of summarize¹

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

Example Sentences

That sample is big enough to allow me to report the endowment returns over various longer periods through mid-2025, and they are summarized in the chart above.

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To summarize, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top federal healthcare official, conjured up a connection between circumcision and autism via a relationship between circumcision and Tylenol that is unsupported by the research he cited.

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Q: How would you summarize your study for a lay audience?

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I’ve used AI to summarize vast swaths of documents and pull needles from giant haystacks.

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In effect, those final two points mean information comes summarized from known media sources.

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Related Words

• compile 
• encapsulate 
• epitomize 
• outline 
• recap 
• rehash 
• sum up