English verb: summarize | |||
| 1. | summarize (communication) give a summary (of) | ||
| Samples | He summed up his results. I will now summarize. | ||
| Synonyms | resume, sum up, summarise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abstract, docket, precis, recap, recapitulate | ||
| Verb group | sum, sum up, summarise, summarize | ||
| 2. | summarize (stative) be a summary of | ||
| Samples | The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper. | ||
| Synonyms | sum, sum up, summarise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
| Verb group | resume, sum up, summarise, summarize | ||