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[suhm-uh-rahyz]

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verb (used with object), -rized, -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:
1870–75; summar(y) + -ize

Related forms

sum·ma·riz·a·ble, adjective

sum·ma·ri·za·tion, noun

sum·ma·riz·er, sum·mar·ist, noun

un·sum·ma·riz·a·ble, adjective

un·sum·ma·rized, adjective

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well-sum·ma·rized, adjective

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Be able to write about, discuss and summarize the main ideas in a book.

It's impossible to briefly summarize the twists and turns of the complicated saga.

It's pretty hard to summarize schools of macro econ, but he does a good job.

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Be able to write about, discuss and summarize the main ideas in a book.

It's impossible to briefly summarize the twists and turns of the complicated saga.

It's pretty hard to summarize schools of macro econ, but he does a good job.

Ask groups to summarize their articles in a short paragraph.

If the logic therein is so persuasive, then you should be able to summarize it here and make your case.

Let me summarize two different ways of looking at the motion of an object.

The scope of the book makes it difficult to summarize.

The letters are short, but summarize well each side's views.

Read to students and then summarize the following article describing geotourism.

So to summarize this blog in one sentence, cheaper cameras have lower resolution.

If you don't want to watch the clip, let me summarize.

And my professors hadn't seen me teach, so they had to creatively summarize my student evaluations.

Let me summarize some of the key challenges and opportunities.

Summarize ideas about the relationship between the six pterosaurs.

They summarize the kind of services a set-top box must support and the technical features required to do so.

Within this limited space, summarize your research as you see fit.

Let me summarize that last step for you in layman's terms.

Have students summarize both scientific and moral arguments on the topic of captive breeding.

What follows is an attempt to summarize a few key points.

It is hard to summarize this collection in a short blog post.

While looking at the maps, students should take notes and summarize the distribution pattern.

Steinhardt pointed out that the technology is designed to summarize voice communications for further examination.

Heck, they still struggle with how to summarize an article properly.

Ask students to summarize what they have learned about the sun and solar activity.

If you haven't heard of cargo cult, let me summarize super quick.

It can summarize the article, set the scene, or establish the mood of the story.

Have students summarize the challenges they faced in creating their plans.

First ask students to summarize the ways in which marine debris affects the life and health of the laysan albatross.

Encourage students to pause after they read each section and summarize the main idea.

To help students summarize after reading, encourage them to flag important ideas in the article with sticky notes.

To summarize the narrative is no mean feat, but here goes.

T9 will guide students to stop, think, and summarize the main ideas as they read the story.

I'll summarize it here, and if you want to read all the details, the press release will be included after the break.

Summarize the essential information for each question below.

I'll summarize some of them below and provide cites for the articles to support my statements.

The coincident indexes combine four state-level indicators to summarize current economic conditions in a single statistic.

We summarize a select number of submissions below, along with advice for each.

They will also discuss a scene from a movie, summarize information and give opinions and impressions.

Because it seems to me that one could easily summarize the two paragraphs above as follows:.

Students may also be asked to pick a nation and summarize the various states or empires that were part of that nation's past.

My dear friend and wonderful human being, no words could summarize all the special ways you've touched my life.

Candidates come to the interview primed to summarize their work.

But such qualities also make the book difficult to summarize briefly.

Each student should take about three minutes to summarize what he or she has discovered.

To summarize the plot more than that would give away spoilers.

At the bottom of this sheet, summarize two of the four points of view in more detail.

Read to students, and then summarize the following article describing geotourism.

He has an enviable ability to summarize the conclusions of scholars in a simple and fairly accurate manner.

If you have time, it'd be great if you would briefly summarize what you found and share with this forum.

The simplest way to summarize the story is to say it describes a man and a woman having a fight in a bar.

So to summarize suzannewayne's line of thinking, don't say anything online.

One way to summarize his argument is to say that slow-motion bank runs are.

It would be pointless to try to summarize his hypotheses.

Ask each group to read one article about hydrothermal vents and summarize it in a short presentation to the.

To summarize what we've written before about this subject, two competing forces affect self-employment and entrepreneurship rates.

Use the words to summarize what children share before reading.

Still, one must summarize to convey what he is driving at.

To summarize the story, have children complete the sentence starters on the black line master.

The editors would collect front pages of newspapers and summarize them for readers each morning.

Given the range of artists included, it is difficult to summarize the work on view.

Timelines summarize major milestones, while sidebars tell the human and technological stories behind them.

Jennings dreams up to satisfy his character's blood lust is simply too cruel and elaborate to summarize in his space.

Grutas is a nice park, but it does not summarize a people.

As you explain each step, ask students to summarize it in their own words.

I'll summarize some of my findings for those that couldn't make it.

Focusing on these cause-effect relationships will help them summarize the key information.

After viewing, ask students to summarize what they saw.

Mention that writers often summarize their thoughts and reemphasize the main idea in the last paragraph.

Model how to use the information to summarize the story.

Model how to use the information to summarize the story orally.

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World English Dictionary

summarize or summarise (ˈsʌməˌraɪz)

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

summarise or summarise

—vb

'summarizable or summarise

—*adj*

'summarisable or summarise

—*adj*

summari'zation or summarise

—n

summari'sation or summarise

—n

'summarizer or summarise

—n

'summariser or summarise

—n

'summarist or summarise

—n

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