English > summarise: 2 senses > verb 2, communicationMeaning | 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 |