Summarize vs. Summarise

Summarize vs. Summarise — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Summarize and Summarise

Summarizeverb

To prepare a summary of something.

Summariseverb

To prepare a summary of something

Jim was asked to summarise the document by Wednesday.

Summarizeverb

To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review.

Summariseverb

To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review

After the meeting, Jim summarised the major decisions made.

Summarizeverb

give a summary (of);

he summed up his resultsI will now summarize

Summariseverb

be a summary of;

The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
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Summarizeverb

be a summary of;

The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper

Summariseverb

give a summary (of);

he summed up his resultsI will now summarize