summarizes
Gives the gist
Summarizes is the third-person singular of summarize—to condense something into its main points.
A news anchor summarizes the day's events.
An executive summary summarizes a longer report.
The final chapter summarizes the author's argument.
The word implies compression without significant loss of meaning.
Purifies through vaporization
- encapsulatesExpresses in condensed form
- compressesSqueezes into less space
- crystallizesForms into ordered solid
- boils downReduces to essence
captures · reduces · consolidates · abridges · shortens · truncates · telescopes · tightens
distills
Purifies through vaporization
- encapsulatesExpresses in condensed form
- compressesSqueezes into less space
- crystallizesForms into ordered solid
boils down · captures · reduces · consolidates · abridges · shortens · truncates · telescopes · tightens · streamlines
abstract
Condensed version of text
capsule · thumbnail · outline · sketch · blurb · compendium · epitome · gist · recap · rundown
recaps
Brief summaries of events
- recapitulatesRestates in condensed form
- coversPuts over, hides
- surveysSystematic information gathering
reports · accounts for · describes · presents · concludes · wraps up · closes · finalizes · debriefs · briefs
- summarizesrecaps, condenses, abridges, digests, encapsulates
- breaks downfalls apart, collapses, crumbles, disintegrates, analyzes
summarizesdetails
Specific pieces of information
particularizes · specifies · itemizes · enumerates · explicates
summarizeselaborates
Adds detail and complexity
complicates · embellishes · expounds · explicates · overcomplicates
- to summarizeState core points briefly
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