Entry Word: summarize

Function: verb

Meaning: to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) <the closing minute of the newscast summarizes the main story of the day>

Synonyms abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, sum up, wrap up

Related Words abridge, condense, curtail, shorten; downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; simplify, streamline

Near Antonyms amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand