verb transitiveWord forms: synˈopˌsized or synˈopˌsizing
to make a synopsis of; summarize
synopsize in American English
(sɪˈnɑpsaiz)
transitive verbWord forms: -sized, -sizing
to make a synopsis of; summarize
Alsoesp Britsynopsise
Word origin
[1880–85; synops(is) + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, highball, impressionism, pari-mutuel, quotation mark-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize)
Examples of 'synopsize' in a sentence
synopsize
Here, we synopsize the evolutionary theories that predict such a bias, and review evidence of its cross-cultural generality and magnitude.
Martin Daly, Gretchen Perry 2017, 'Matrilateral Bias in Human Grandmothering', Frontiers in Sociologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsoc.2017.00011/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this review, we synopsize the effects of both olfactory and auditory cues on female behavior and neuroendocrine functions.
ASABA eAKARI, Tatsuya eHattori, Kazutaka eMogi, Takefumi eKikusui 2014, 'Sexual attractiveness of male chemicals and vocalizations in mice', Frontiers in Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2014.00231/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)