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- pronunciation:
- suh
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raIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
summarizes, summarizing, summarized |
| definition 1: |
to restate in a concise form.
The students had only five minutes each, so they needed to quickly summarize what they had done in their projects.At the end of the hour, the professor summarized the main points of his lecture.- synonyms:
- abstract, brief, recapitulate, sum up, synopsize
- similar words:
- abbreviate, abridge, capsulize, compress, condense, digest, epitomize, restate, sketch
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| definition 2: |
to be a concise statement of.
This paragraph summarizes our position.- synonyms:
- epitomize
- antonyms:
- itemize
- similar words:
- abstract, outline, review, state, survey
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| derivation: |
summarization (n.) |
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