summarises
Gives brief overview
Summarises is the British spelling of summarizes.
To summarise is to give a condensed version of something, hitting only the main points: Let me summarise the key findings.
A summary captures the essence while leaving out details.
News articles often summarise longer reports; students summarise readings to test comprehension.
Reduces to essentials
- distillsPurifies through vaporization
- abbreviatesShortens a word
- shortensReduces in length
- compressesSqueezes into less space
encapsulates · abridges · truncates · précis · digests · reduces · tightens · streamlines
Expresses in condensed form
- embodiesManifests in form
- capturesTakes into custody
- crystallizesForms into ordered solid
- epitomizesPerfectly represents a type
exemplifies · typifies · represents · expresses · conveys · reflects · distills · synthesizes
Brief general surveys
- surveysSystematic information gathering
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
- outlinesExternal boundaries or summaries
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
captures · conveys · presents · describes · characterizes · depicts · portrays · represents
Brief summaries of events
- reviewsPublished critical assessments
- restatesExpresses again differently
- reiteratesSays something again
- repeatsOccurs more than once
rehashes · goes over · covers · outlines · runs through · touches on · revisits · recounts
condenses
Reduces to essentials
- distillsPurifies through vaporization
- abbreviatesShortens a word
- shortensReduces in length
compresses · encapsulates · abridges · truncates · précis · digests · reduces · tightens · streamlines · consolidates
encapsulates
Expresses in condensed form
- embodiesManifests in form
- capturesTakes into custody
- crystallizesForms into ordered solid
epitomizes · exemplifies · typifies · represents · expresses · conveys · reflects · distills · synthesizes · integrates
overviews
Brief general surveys
- surveysSystematic information gathering
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
- outlinesExternal boundaries or summaries
highlights · captures · conveys · presents · describes · characterizes · depicts · portrays · represents · illustrates
recaps
Brief summaries of events
- reviewsPublished critical assessments
- restatesExpresses again differently
- reiteratesSays something again
repeats · rehashes · goes over · covers · outlines · runs through · touches on · revisits · recounts · retells
summariseselaborates
Adds detail and complexity
expands · details · amplifies · develops · explicates
summarisesenumerates
Counts and names individually
itemises · catalogues · details · specifies · particularises
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