summarize

summarize

verb

Definition of SUMMARIZE

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, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, reprise, sum up, synopsize, wrap up

Related Words abridge, condense, curtail, cut back, shorten; downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; decoct, essentialize; simplify, streamline

Near Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement