Meaning & use
summerize
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UK/ˈsʌməraɪz/
US/ˈsʌməraɪz/
Meaning
verbtransitiverare
A common misspelling of summarize, meaning to state the main points of something briefly.
Grammar: Takes an object, but the standard spelling is summarize: summarize the report.
Patterns
- summarize something
- summarize something for someone
Please summarize the article in two sentences, not summerize it, which is a misspelling.
Teachers often correct summerize to summarize in student essays.
Word forms
| standard spelling third person singular | summarizes |
|---|---|
| standard spelling past tense | summarized |
| standard spelling -ing form | summarizing |
Common combinations
- summarize briefly
- Summarize briefly what the chapter says.
- summarize the main points
- Summarize the main points in a paragraph.
- to summarize
- To summarize, the plan is sound.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sum up
- Sum up is the informal phrasal verb for the same idea.
- outline
- Outline gives only the main structure, without detail.
Opposites
Word family
- summary noun
- a short statement of the main points
- summarization noun
- the act of summarizing
Commonly confused: summerize or summer?
summerize vs summer
Summer is the season; the word summarize comes from summary, not summer.
Practice
Which is the correct standard spelling?
Choose one answer.
Summarize comes from summary. Summerize wrongly echoes the word summer.
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