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Definition of "summarize" [sum•ma•rize]

  • To make a summary or make a summary of. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "summarize" in a sentence
  • "Read them in Japanese, summarize if you want, but more importantly, add something unique to the discussion-something personal and NEW that you can really claim as your own."
  • "But I tried to summarize from the ID perspective accurately.)"
  • "Astral Project, written by marginal, illustrated by Syuji Takeya: This series is very difficult to summarize, which is almost always indicative of a title I really like."