| Main Entry: | summarize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a rundown |
Synonyms: |
abridge, abstract, boil down, cipher, compile, condense, cut, cut back, cut down, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, get to meat, give main points, inventory, outline, pare, prune, précis, put in a nutshell, recap, recapitulate, rehash, retrograde, review, run down, run through, shorten, skim, snip, sum, sum up, summate, synopsize, trim |
Antonyms: |
break down |
| Main Entry: | abbreviate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shorten |
Synonyms: |
abridge, abstract, boil down, clip, compress, condense, contract, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off, cut out, digest, encapsulate, get to the meat, pare, prune, put in a nutshell, reduce, summarize, take out, trim |
Antonyms: |
amplify, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen |
| Main Entry: | abridge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shorten |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abstract, blue pencil, chop, clip, compress, concentrate, condense, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, digest, diminish, downsize, lessen, limit, narrow, put in nutshell, reduce, restrict, slash, snip, summarize, trim, truncate |
Antonyms: |
add, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen |
| Main Entry: | abstract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare short document from longer one |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abridge, condense, digest, outline, review, shorten, summarize |
Antonyms: |
complete, expand, insert, lengthen, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform of facts |
Synonyms: |
abridge, advise, apprise, edify, enlighten, epitomize, explain, fill in, give rundown, give the lowdown, inform, initiate, instruct, let in on, orient, prepare, prime, recapitulate, show the lay of the land, show the ropes, summarize, tip off, update |
Antonyms: |
hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | codify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | systematize |
Synonyms: |
arrange, catalogue, classify, code, collect, condense, digest, order, organize, summarize, tabulate |
Antonyms: |
disorganize, unsystematize |
| Main Entry: | compress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compact, condense |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abridge, abstract, bind, boil down, coagulate, concentrate, consolidate, constrict, contract, cram, cramp, crowd, crush, decrease, dehydrate, densen, densify, epitomize, force into space, make brief, narrow, pack, press, press together, ram, reduce, restrict, shorten, shrink, shrivel, squash, squeeze, stuff, summarize, syncopate, telescope, tighten, wedge, wrap |
Antonyms: |
blow up, expand, extend, fill, increase, loosen, stretch, uncompress, uncondense |
| Main Entry: | condense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abridge |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, blue pencil, boil down, chop, coagulate, compact, compress, concentrate, constrict, contract, curtail, cut, cut down, decoct, densen, digest, edit, encapsulate, epitomize, inventory, precipitate, press together, précis, put in a nutshell, reduce, shorten, shrink, snip, solidify, sum, summarize, summate, synopsize, telescope, thicken, trim |
Antonyms: |
enlarge, expand, lengthen |
| Main Entry: | detail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | specify, make clear |
Synonyms: |
analyze, catalog, circumstantiate, communicate, delineate, depict, describe, designate, elaborate, embellish, enumerate, epitomize, exhibit, fly speck, get down to brass tacks, individualize, itemize, lay out, narrate, particularize, portray, produce, quote chapter and verse, recapitulate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, reveal, set forth, show, specialize, spell out, spread, stipulate, summarize, sweat details, tell, uncover |
Antonyms: |
hide, misrepresent, suppress, withhold |
| Main Entry: | digest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make shorter; abridge |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abstract, boil down, classify, codify, compress, condense, cut, cut down, cut to bone, decrease, epitomize, get to the meat, inventory, methodize, nutshell, put in a nutshell, reduce, shorten, sum, sum up, summarize, summate, survey, synopsize, systematize, tabulate, trim |
Antonyms: |
detail, enlarge, expand, lengthen |