# summarise

Pronunciation: say "SUM-uh-ryz" /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/

## Verb

1. To set out the main points or key facts of something briefly, in writing or in speech, or to go back over them.
   - Simple: To say or write the most important parts of something in a short way.
   - _The report summarises the evidence gathered over two years of research._
   - _Before we take a vote, let me briefly summarise._

## Origin

Formed from summary + the suffix -ise (-ize).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/summarise (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
