synopsize

syn·op·size

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [si-nop-sahyz]
- /sɪˈnɒp saɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [si-nop-sahyz]
- /sɪˈnɒp saɪz/

Definitions of synopsize word

verb with object synopsize to make a synopsis of; summarize. 1
verb synopsize to make a synopsis of 0
verb transitive synopsize to make a synopsis of; summarize 0

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Origin of synopsize

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; synops(is) + -ize

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Parts of speech for Synopsize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Synopsize

synopsize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for synopsize

verb synopsize

bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
capsulize — to state (information) in a highly condensed form
condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.

All 14 Synonyms of synopsize