samenvatten — meaning in English

English meaning

• abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
• compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
• recapitulate verb To summarize or repeat in concise form.
• summarize verb To reduce a longer piece of writing or speech down to its essential points.

Senses

samenvatten is used for these senses in English:

• abstract (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
• compress (transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
• compress (transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format.
• epitomize To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.
• recapitulate (ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.
• summarize (ambitransitive) To prepare a summary of (something).
• wrap up (transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To summarize or recapitulate.

abstract — full definition

1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

compress — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
2. verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
3. noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.

Related Dutch words