"synopsize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: synopsizes [present, singular, third-person], synopsizing [participle, present], synopsized [participle, past], synopsized [past]
Etymology: From synopsis + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|synopsis|ize}} synopsis + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} synopsize (third-person singular simple present synopsizes, present participle synopsizing, simple past and past participle synopsized)
  1. (transitive) To give a synopsis (summary) of. Tags: transitive Synonyms: recapitulate, summarize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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