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summarize, v.|ˈsʌməraɪz|
[f. summary + -ize.]
trans. To make (or constitute) a summary of; to sum up; to state briefly or succinctly.
1871Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue 5 These, and all such illustrations, may be summarised for convenience sake in the following mnemonic formula. 1881Sir W. Thomson in Nature XXIV. 434/1 We may summarise the natural sources of energy as Tides, Food, Fuel, Wind, and Rain. 1882Farrar Early Chr. I. xiii. 276 The four words of St. John, ‘The Word became flesh’,..summarise and concentrate the inmost meaning of the Old Testament revelation. 1885Phillips' Man. Geol. I. xxv. 526 If we endeavour to summarise the conclusions.
absol.1889Daily News 10 Dec. 7/6 Assistant Sub-Editor. ― Smart young fellow who can summarise attractively.
Hence ˈsummarized ppl. a., ˈsummarizing vbl. n. and ppl. a.; ˈsummarizer = summarist.
1883Athenæum 7 Apr. 441/3 An admirable piece of summarized history. 1886Ibid. 5 June 739/3 Then follow two pages of rapid summarizing of the mediæval narrative. 1894Sat. Rev. 17 Mar. 287 Mr. Ward is quite a model summarizer. 191019th Cent. Oct. 682 Nothing..comes amiss to his summarising genius. |