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summarize

sum·ma·rize

US/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ uncommon

verb

1.

give a summary (of)

  • “he summed up his results”
  • “I will now summarize”
2.

be a summary of

  • “The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper”

Origin

From summary + -ize.

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