Boil down
Boil down verb - To make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report).
Usage example: the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points
Synopsize
Synopsize verb - To make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report).
Usage example: before I agree to read the novel, could you at least synopsize its plot?
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- compress and boil down
- compress and synopsize
- contract and boil down
- contract and synopsize
- cut and boil down
- cut and synopsize
- abstract and boil down
- abstract and synopsize
- concentrate and boil down
- concentrate and synopsize
- digest and boil down
- digest and synopsize
- reduce and boil down
- reduce and synopsize
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