English > summarise: 2 senses > verb 2, communication| Meaning | Give a summary (of). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | sum up, summarize, resume |
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| Narrower | abstract | Give an abstract (of) |
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| docket | make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list |
| precis | make a summary (of) |
| recapitulate, recap | summarize briefly |
| Broader | repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell | To say, state, or perform again |
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| Similar to | summarize, summarise, sum, sum up | Be a summary of |
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| Spanish | condensar, reiniciar, resumir, retomar |
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| Catalan | reiniciar, resumir |
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| Nouns | summarisation | the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof) |
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| summary | a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form |