summarize

American  

[suhm-uh-rahyz] / ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /

especially British, summarise

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.

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summarize British  

/ ˈsʌməˌraɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of summarize

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

Example Sentences

The net result, summarized in National Federation of Independent Business v.

From The Wall Street Journal

The chorus—“This land’s your land / This land mine too / Is this all true, man? / Or is it just bad news?”—summarizes how little it has to say.

From The Wall Street Journal

AI tools that can sort and summarize emails, take meeting notes and file expense reports promise to free us to concentrate on the important stuff.

From The Wall Street Journal

It can summarize the highlights of a user's day, draft and send emails, or even select photos from archives to post on social media.

From Barron's

Judge Allison Goddard, a magistrate judge in Southern California, uses AI tools to edit opinions, prepare lists of questions to ask lawyers at hearings and summarize portions of briefs in her written rulings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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