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.
Also especially British, sum·ma·rise.

Origin of summarize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM summarize

Words nearby summarize

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Words related to summarization

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

Example sentences 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 of summarize

summarizable or summarisable, adjective summarization or summarisation, noun summarizer, summariser or summarist, noun