summarize
/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ verb B1- To prepare a summary of (something). · Jim was asked to summarize the document by Wednesday.
- To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review. · After the meeting, Jim summarized the major decisions made.
He/she/it summarizes · Past summarized · Past participle summarized · -ing form summarizing
Verb forms
- Base form
- summarize
- He/she/it
- summarizes
- Past
- summarized
- Past participle
- summarized
- -ing form
- summarizing
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Conversely, writing by hand forces individuals to actively synthesize information, summarizing key points because they cannot possibly write as fast as they hear.
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