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Dictionary: sum·ma·rize   (sŭm'ə-rīz') pronunciation
intr. & tr.v., -rized, -riz·ing, -riz·es.
To make a summary or make a summary of.

summarization sum'ma·ri·za'tion (sŭm'ər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
summarizer sum'ma·ri'zer n.

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verb

    To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of: abstract, epitomize, go over, recapitulate, review, run down, run through, sum up, synopsize, wrap up. Informal recap. See thoughts.

Antonyms: summarize
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v

Definition: give a rundown
Antonyms: break down


WordNet: summarize
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: give a summary (of)
  Synonyms: sum up, summarise, resume

Meaning #2: be a summary of
  Synonyms: summarise, sum, sum up


Translations: Summarize
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - opsummere, resumere
v. tr. - opsummere, resumere, sammenfatte, referere

Nederlands (Dutch)
samenvatten

Français (French)
v. intr. - résumer, récapituler
v. tr. - résumer, récapituler

Deutsch (German)
v. - zusammenfassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνοψίζω/-ομαι, κάνω περίληψη

Italiano (Italian)
riassumere, ricapitolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - resumir

Русский (Russian)
суммировать, резюмировать, подводить итог

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacer un resumen
v. tr. - resumir, compendiar, recapitular

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sammanfatta, resumera, göra en sammanfattning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
作总结, 作概括, 总结, 概括, 概述

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 作總結, 作概括
v. tr. - 總結, 概括, 概述

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 요약하다, 간추려 말하다
v. tr. - 요약하다, 간추려 말하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 要約する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلخص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮סיכם, תמצת‬
v. tr. - ‮היווה תמצית או סיכום של‬


 
 
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