summarize

UK: /ˈsʌməraɪz/ US: /ˈsʌməˌraɪz/ ,(sum′ə rīz′)

Inflections of 'summarize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

summarizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

summarizing

v pres p (US & UK)

summarized

v past (US & UK)

summarized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

sum•ma•rize /ˈsʌməˌraɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -rized, -riz•ing. 

1. 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.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sum•ma•rize  (sum′ə rīz′), v.t., -rized, -riz•ing. 

1. to make a summary of;
   state or express in a concise form.
2. to constitute a summary of.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] sum′ma•rise′. 

• summar(y) + -ize 1870–75

sum′ma•riz′a•ble, adj. 
sum′ma•ri•za′tion, n. 
sum′ma•riz′er, sum′mar•ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

summarize, summarise / ˈsʌməˌraɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to make or be a summary of; express concisely

ˌsummariˈzation, ˌsummariˈsation noun

ˈsummaˌrizer, ˈsummaˌriser, ˈsummarist noun