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summarize
- /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ Canada, US, UK
verb summarizes · summarizing · summarized · summarise · sumize
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To prepare a summary of (something).
Jim was asked to summarize the document by Wednesday.
Similar: brief
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To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review.
After the meeting, Jim summarized the major decisions made.
Similar: sum up
Similar: précis
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sum up, resume, résumé, summarization, summarise, summation, overview, abstract, describe, abbreviate, summary, synopsis, recapitulate, sum, memorandum, synthesis
verb
Similar: précis
Translations
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verb to prepare a summary
| Español | resumir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요약하다 yoyakhada |
| 日本語 | 要約する yōyaku suru |
| 中文 | 摘要 zhāiyào, 總結 /总结 zǒngjié |
| Português | resumir |
| Français | résumer, récapituler |
| Deutsch | zusammenfassen |
| Italiano | riassumere |
| Русский | обобща́ть obobščátʹ, обобщи́ть obobščítʹ, подводи́ть ито́г podvodítʹ itóg, подвести́ ито́г podvestí itóg, подыто́живать podytóživatʹ, подыто́жить podytóžitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tóm lược, tóm tắt, tóm lại |
| العربية | لَخَّصَ laḵḵaṣa, اِخْتَصَرَ iḵtaṣara |
| עברית | סיכם sikém |
verb to give a recapitulation of salient facts; to recapitulate or review
| Español | resumir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 總結 /总结 zǒngjié |
| Français | récapituler |
| Deutsch | zusammenfassen |
| Italiano | riassumere |
| Ελληνικά | ανακεφαλαιώνω anakefalaióno |
| Русский | обобща́ть obobščátʹ, обобщи́ть obobščítʹ, подводи́ть ито́г podvodítʹ itóg, подвести́ ито́г podvestí itóg, подыто́живать podytóživatʹ, подыто́жить podytóžitʹ |
Talk about this word "summarize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/summarize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. summarize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/summarize "summarize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/summarize.Cite this
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title = {summarize},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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