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Definition of Summarize
1. Verb. Give a summary (of). "I will now summarize"
Generic synonyms: Ingeminate, Iterate, Reiterate, Repeat, Restate, Retell
Specialized synonyms: Abstract, Precis, Docket, Recap, Recapitulate
Related verbs: Sum, Sum Up, Summarise
Derivative terms: Resume, Summarisation, Summary, Summarization, Summary
2. Verb. Be a summary of. "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
Related verbs: Resume, Sum Up, Summarise
Generic synonyms: Say, State, Tell
Derivative terms: Summation, Summarisation, Summarization
Definition of Summarize
1. v. t. To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly.
Definition of Summarize
1. Verb. To prepare a summary of something ¹
2. Verb. To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Summarize
1. [v -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Summarize
Literary usage of Summarize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Debate by Ralph Wilmer Thomas (1910)
"D. CLOSING THE DEBATE (1) summarize. The last speaker on each side should briefly
summarize the arguments that his side has attempted to maintain. ..."
2. Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations by John Forrest Dillon (1911)
"cisions of the Supreme Court on the subject under consideration we endeavor to
summarize in the next section. § 924. Constitutional Limitations; Result of ..."
3. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"To summarize the forms—there are a very few occurrences of forms of the present-future
paradigm II in song and one probable one in prose, a fairly large ..."
4. Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS(R) Software by SAS Institute (2001)
"CHAPTER Introduction 480 Purpose 480 Prerequisites 480 Producing Charts to
summarize Variables Understanding the Charting Tools 480 Input File and SAS Data ..."
5. The Relation of Superintendents and Principals to the Training and by Charles Doak Lowry (1908)
"TO summarize The work of making good teachers must be carried forward steadily
because of the immaturity of teachers on entering the profession, ..."
6. Form and Content in the Christian Tradition: A Friendly Discussion Between W by William Sanday, Norman Powell Williams (1916)
"... Perhaps I may summarize the above criticism of your position as follows :— 1.
You object to alleged ' miracles ' which are ' contra, and not merely ..."
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