Summarize meaning

What does “summarize” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“summarize” is a verb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: give a summary (of).

summarize

verb

  1. give a summary (of)

    “he summed up his results”

    “I will now summarize”

  2. be a summary of

    “The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University