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sum⋅ma⋅rize

[suhm-uh-rahyz]
–verb (used with object), -rized, -riz⋅ing.
1. to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
2. to constitute a summary of.
Also, especially British, sum⋅ma⋅rise.


Origin:
1870–75; summar(y) + -ize


sum⋅ma⋅riz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
sum⋅ma⋅ri⋅za⋅tion, noun
sum⋅ma⋅riz⋅er, sum⋅mar⋅ist, noun
sum·ma·rize   (sŭm'ə-rīz')   
intr. & tr.v.   sum·ma·rized, sum·ma·riz·ing, sum·ma·riz·es
To make a summary or make a summary of.
sum'ma·ri·za'tion (sŭm'ər-ĭ-zā'shən) n., sum'ma·ri'zer n.

Summarize

Sum"ma*rize\, v. t. To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly. --Chambers.
Language Translation for : summarize
Spanish: resumir,
German: zusammenfassen,
Japanese: 要約する
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