Summarize
/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To prepare a summary of (something). ambitransitive
"Jim was asked to summarize the document by Wednesday."
- 2 give a summary (of) wordnet
- 3 To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review. ambitransitive
"After the meeting, Jim summarized the major decisions made."
- 4 be a summary of wordnet
Example
More examples"Summarize the contents in 60 English words."
Etymology
From summary + -ize. From summ(ary) + -arize.