summarize B1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled summarise US /ˈsʌmɝˌaɪz/ UK /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #27105 Meanings 1 verb To give a short account of the main points of something. Jim was asked to summarize the document by Wednesday. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to give a short account of... sum upsumresume Word family Forms summarizedsummarizessummarizing Etymology AI details From summary + -ize. From summ(ary) + -arize. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # summarize **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌmɝˌaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 27105 ## Meanings 1. To give a short account of the main points of something. ## Examples - Jim was asked to summarize the document by Wednesday. ## Etymology From summary + -ize. From summ(ary) + -arize. ## AI Etymology Summarize is from summary + -ize. From summ(ary) + -arize. In present-day use, it means to give a short account of the main points of something. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown