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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.
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summarize
(ˈsʌməˌraɪz) orsummarise
vb
(tr) to make or be a summary of; express concisely
ˈsummaˌrizable, ˈsummaˌrisable adj
ˌsummariˈzation, ˌsummariˈsation n
ˈsummaˌrizer, ˈsummaˌriser, ˈsummarist n
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sum•ma•rize
(ˈsʌm əˌraɪz)v. -rized, -riz•ing. v.t.
1. to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
2. to constitute a summary of.
v.i. 3. to provide a summary.
[1870–75]
sum′ma•riz`a•ble, adj.
sum`ma•ri•za′tion, n.
sum′ma•riz`er, n.
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summarize
Past participle: summarized
Gerund: summarizing
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| Verb | 1. | summarize - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" abstract - give an abstract (of) precis - make a summary (of) docket - make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list recap, recapitulate - summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" |
| 2. | summarize - be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" |
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summarize
verb sum up, recap, review, outline, condense, encapsulate, epitomize, abridge, précis, recapitulate, give a rundown of, put in a nutshell, give the main points of To summarize, this is a clever approach to a common problem.
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summarize
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Translations
shrnout
sammenfatte
esittää yhteenveto
sažeti
összefoglal
segja frá í stuttu máli
要約する
요약하다
povzeti
summera
สรุป
tóm tắt
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
summarize
[ˈsʌməraɪz] summarise (British) vt [+ article, speech, text, information, arguments] → résumer
vi → résumer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
summarize
vt → zusammenfassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
summary
(ˈsaməri) – plural ˈsummaries – noun a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points. A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper.
ˈsummarize, ˈsummarise verb to make a summary of. He summarized the arguments.
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summarize
→ يُلَخِّصُ shrnout sammenfatte zusammenfassen συνοψίζω resumir esittää yhteenveto résumer sažeti riepilogare 要約する 요약하다 samenvatten sammenfatte zreasumować fazer um resumo суммировать summera สรุป özetlemek tóm tắt 总结Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009