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sum up

Main Entry: sum up

Function: verb

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1 : to be the sum of : bring to a total <10 victories summed up his record>
2 a : to present or show succinctly : summarize <sum up the evidence presented> b : to assess and then describe briefly : size upintransitive verb : to present a summary or recapitulation

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