summarize

To summarize is to give a short version of something.

(verb)

An example of to summarize is to explain what happened in a movie.

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See summarize in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb summarized, summarizing

  1. to make a summary of; state briefly
  2. to be a summary of

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See summarize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intr. & tr.v. sum·ma·rized, sum·ma·riz·ing, sum·ma·riz·es
To make a summary or make a summary of.

Related Forms:

  • sumˌma·ri·zaˈtion (sŭmˌər-ĭ-zāˈshən) noun
  • sumˈma·riˌzer noun

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