summarize
SUM-uh-ryz/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/
Formssummarizes, summarizing, summarized
UK spellingsummarise
- 1To say or write the main points of something in a short form.
Like telling a friend what a long movie was about in just one minute.
Can you summarize the story for me in just a few sentences?
The teacher asked us to summarize each chapter we had read.
Similarcondense, abridge, outline, encapsulate
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Origin
It comes from the word 'summary' plus '-ize'.