sum-totalizev.
/ˌsʌmˈtəʊtl̩ʌɪz/, /ˌsʌmˈtəʊtəlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌsəmˈtoʊdlˌaɪz/ rare.
1. transitive. To summarize (something), to sum up. Also intransitive.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > keep accounts [verb (intransitive)] > reckon total
foota1770
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the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > describe [verb (transitive)] > sum up
comprehendc1369
concludec1405
resume?a1425
recapitle?a1439
recapitule1489
comprisea1533
recapitulate1556
compendiate1614
anacephalize1654
subsumea1677
summarize1808
sum-totalize1837
recap1911
1837 R. M. Bird Nick of Woods II. iv. 89 I sticks fast in a lick; and then to sumtotalize, I wallops down a rock, end foremost, like a bulltoad.
1840 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 3rd Ser. ii. 26 But to sum-totalize my story: the next time [etc.].
2. intransitive. To calculate a sum total.
ΚΠ
1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 29 To decide on the value of each separate coin, and after that to sum-totalize.
Derivatives
ˌsum totaliˈzation n. the result of sum-totalizing; a summary, a sum total.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > narration > [noun] > summarizing > summary
sum1340
conclusionc1405
capitlea1425
docketa1483
chapiter1483
summary1509
summar1565
collection1579
continent1590
epilogue1646
summing up1795
sum-up1848
sum totalization1855
run-through1946
1855 T. C. Haliburton Nature & Human Nature I. i. 18 Maxims and saws are the sumtotalisation of a thing.
1978 R. B. Fuller in S. Abdullah U.S. at 200 130 How do we happen to be here? Try to understand some of that. Try to take an inventory of the sum totalization.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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