summarize
v.to give a short version of a long story or text by only mentioning the most important parts.
v.to provide a concise account of the main points of a text or event. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the information being condensed.
“Please summarize the main points of the meeting.”
“At the end of each chapter, the author provides a short paragraph to summarize the key findings for the reader.”
“The executive assistant was tasked to summarize the lengthy legal brief into a single page of actionable bullet points for the board of directors.”
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. In British English, it is often spelled 'summarise'.
Summarize is a transitive verb; it takes a direct object and does not require the preposition 'about'.
Usage briefly summarise · data summarise · finding summarise
From summary + -ize. From summ(ary) + -arize.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.