Summarize [verb]

Definition of Summarize:

give a rundown

Synonyms of Summarize:

● Rehash

● Outline

● Compile

● Epitomize

● Recap

● Sum up

● Encapsulate

● Trim

● Pare

● Cut

● Prune

● Inventory

● Abridge

● Sum

● Shorten

● Condense

● Recapitulate

● Snip

● Cipher

● Skim

● Retrograde

● Abstract

● Digest

● Review

● Cut back

● Cut down

● Précis

● Run down

● Run through

● Synopsize

● Summate

● Boil down

● Get to meat

● Give main points

● Put in a nutshell


Opposite/Antonyms of Summarize:

● Break down

● Expand

● Add

● Lengthen

● Increase

● Enlarge


Sentence/Example of Summarize:

Ability of the student to summarize easily is a test of good organization.

The purpose of this volume has been to summarize what we know about Shakespeare.

I shall not undertake to detail or even to summarize these events.

The results of a generation of institute work are not easy to summarize.

To summarize Mr. Mller's service we must understand his great secret.

Summarize the proofs of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.

Summarize the evidence on which our belief in the existence of God is founded.

Summarize the evidence of the genuineness of the Book of Mormon.

I then asked Professor Stein to summarize his opinions for me.

Not very easy to summarize, certainly—but there, all the same!