"summarise" meaning in English

See summarise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: summarises [present, singular, third-person], summarising [participle, present], summarised [participle, past], summarised [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} summarise (third-person singular simple present summarises, present participle summarising, simple past and past participle summarised)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative form of summarize. Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: summarize

Inflected forms

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