summarize

Definition

  • verb: to tell (information) again using fewer words
  • verb: to tell in or reduce to a 'summary'

Examples

  • She 'summarizes' the essay's main arguments in the final paragraph. = She 'summarizes' the essay in the final paragraph.

  • I would like to take a moment to 'summarize' the facts that I presented earlier.

  • He 'summarized' by saying we needed better planning and implementation.

Movie quotes

  • (..) have been added to them. The Intertitles appear in their original font. Intertitles with a different typeface (like this one) have been added to summarize the plot of missing segments. Black film stock indicates shorter sections of missing footage. An Ufa production Distributed by Parufamet. (..)
    1927 Metropolis