† compendiateadj.
Obsolete.
Contracted, diminutive.
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > concentrated into small compass
compact1430
compendiate1593
compacted1598
concentrated1652
unexpanded1664
sublimated1884
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 60 In the rounde compendiate bladder of thy brayne.
1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe Ep. Ded. sig. A2 Your diminutiue excelsitude, and compendiate greatnesse.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
† compendiatev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To sum up concisely.
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the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > describe [verb (transitive)] > sum up
comprehendc1369
concludec1405
resume?a1425
recapitle?a1439
recapitule1489
comprisea1533
recapitulate1556
compendiate1614
anacephalize1654
subsumea1677
summarize1808
sum-totalize1837
recap1911
1614 Bp. J. King Vitis Palatina 2 That which concludeth and compendiateth all blessing, peace upon Israel.
a1625 J. Boys Wks. (1629) 720 To Compendiat all these notes in a few words.
1639 W. Sclater, Jr. Worthy Communicant Rewarded 1 That sacred Map, in which we have compendiated the summe of those choice favours from above.
Derivatives
comˈpendiator n. one who compendiates.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > summarizing or abridging > one who
abbreviator1529
abridger1555
summarist1577
summister1577
summulary1580
summer-up1599
summist1602
breviate-maker1611
epitomist1611
epitomizer1615
barber1616
breviarist1621
epitomator1621
summulist1635
abbreviarist1679
breviator1679
compendiarist1679
compendiator1679
curtailer1724
literator1785
summarizer1861
condenser1868
trimmer1876
1679 M. Prance Addit. Narr. 22 That other Remarque of the Compendiator.
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