WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sum•ma•rize /ˈsʌməˌraɪz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -rized, -riz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to make a summary of;
to state or express in a brief but complete form:He summarized the arguments that had been given so far.
sum•ma•rize
(sum′ə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -rized, -riz•ing.
sum′ma•riz′a•ble, adj.
sum′ma•ri•za′tion, n.
sum′ma•riz′er, sum′mar•ist, n.
- to make a summary of;
state or express in a concise form. - to constitute a summary of.
- summar(y) + -ize 1870–75
sum′ma•ri•za′tion, n.
sum′ma•riz′er, sum′mar•ist, n.