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

In Gmail, Gemini can craft and tweak emails, summarize email chains, organize your inbox, and create AI Overviews of your email. —ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026

Stories are summarized in a single sentence accompanied by a link for those seeking more information. —Joel Feder, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026

Early generative AI tools accelerated discrete tasks—drafting text, summarizing documents, writing code, or answering customer questions. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026

Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service. —Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for summarize

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

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