different between summary vs synthesize

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin summ?rius, from Latin summa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?m??i/
• Homophone: summery

Adjective

summary (comparative more summary, superlative most summary)

1. Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form

   A summary review is in the appendix.

2. Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.

   They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.

3. (law) Performed by skipping the procedures of a standard and fair trial.

   Summary justice is bad justice.

Derived terms

• summarily

Translations

Noun

summary (plural summaries)

1. An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

Synonyms

• upshot, bottom line, short form (slang)
• Thesaurus:summary

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Translations

English

Alternative forms

• synthesise (UK)

Etymology

synthesis +? -ize. First attested in 1830.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?n??sa?z/

Verb

synthesize (third-person singular simple present synthesizes, present participle synthesizing, simple past and past participle synthesized)

1. (transitive) To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
2. (intransitive, of two or more things) To be combined producing a new, more complex product.
3. (transitive, chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
4. (intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.

Derived terms

• photosynthesize
• synthesizer

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