summarize

verb

sum·​ma·​rize ˈsə-mə-ˌrīz 

summarized; summarizing

transitive verb

: to tell in or reduce to a summary

intransitive verb

: to make a summary

summarizable

ˌsə-mə-ˈrī-zə-bəl 

adjective

summarizer noun

Synonyms of summarize

• outline
• digest

Examples of summarize in a Sentence

I would like to take a moment to summarize the facts that I presented earlier.

He summarized by saying we needed better planning and implementation.

To summarize, we need better schools.

Recent Examples on the Web

The really fascinating thing to me was that this letter was sent the same day that the meeting happened that the memo summarized. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Government workers can use Claude to draft and summarize documents, analyze information and do other tasks. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

The governor announced an agreement with the AI company that allows state agencies to use the technology to analyze information, draft and summarize documents and improve services. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

The limiting factor was rarely the model's ability to summarize, infer or recommend. — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for summarize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Kids Definition

summarize

verb

sum·​ma·​rize ˈsəm-ə-ˌrīz 

summarized; summarizing

1

: to tell in or reduce to a summary

2

: to make a summary

summarizable

ˌsəm-ə-ˈrī-zə-bəl 

adjective

summarizer noun