sums up
Gives the gist
Sums up means to give a brief statement of the main points.
A lawyer sums up the case before the jury deliberates.
A phrase or image can sum up a complex situation: That photo sums up the whole era.
To sum up at the end of a talk is to recapitulate the key ideas.
The expression works both with and without an object: To sum up, we need more data.
Restates in brief
- recapsBrief summaries of events
- condensesReduces to essentials
- encapsulatesExpresses in condensed form
- distillsPurifies through vaporization
compresses · abbreviates · abstracts · digests · epitomizes · outlines · sketches · précis
Takes into custody
- crystallizesForms into ordered solid
- embodiesManifests in form
- expressesCommunicates through words
- conveysTransfers or expresses
represents · reflects · defines · characterizes · typifies · exemplifies · personifies · encapsulates
Brings to an end
- finishesBrings to an end
- closesBrings to an end
- endsTermini or concludes
- finalizesMakes official and permanent
completes · rounds off · ties together · clinches · caps · settles · resolves · determines
Recorded count marks
- totalsFinal sums computed
- calculatesPerforms mathematical operations
- computesFigures by calculation
- reckonsBelieves or calculates
counts · aggregates · accumulates · figures · tabulates · enumerates · quantifies · arithmetic
summarizes
Restates in brief
- recapsBrief summaries of events
- condensesReduces to essentials
- encapsulatesExpresses in condensed form
distills · compresses · abbreviates · abstracts · digests · epitomizes · outlines · sketches · précis · brief
captures
Takes into custody
- crystallizesForms into ordered solid
- embodiesManifests in form
- expressesCommunicates through words
conveys · represents · reflects · defines · characterizes · typifies · exemplifies · personifies · encapsulates · distills
concludes
Brings to an end
finalizes · completes · rounds off · ties together · clinches · caps · settles · resolves · determines · verdict
tallies
Recorded count marks
- totalsFinal sums computed
- calculatesPerforms mathematical operations
- computesFigures by calculation
reckons · counts · aggregates · accumulates · figures · tabulates · enumerates · quantifies · arithmetic · tally
sums upelaborates
Adds detail and complexity
spells out · unpacks · expatiates · amplifies · develops
sums upbreaks down
Stops functioning properly
dissects · analyzes · deconstructs · parses · itemizes
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