Meaning & use

summerize

verb·Everyday

A common misspelling of 'summarize': to give a brief statement of the main points of something.

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Please summerize the report so the committee can review it before the meeting.

The teacher asked the students to summerize the chapter in no more than five sentences.

A note on using this word

The correct standard spelling is 'summarize'; 'summerize' is a frequent error caused by its resemblance to the word 'summer.'

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