Sumarizar

Sumarizar is a Portuguese verb that means to condense a text, speech, or set of information into a shorter form while preserving its essential ideas. The word is formed from the noun sumário (summary) with the suffix -izar, which denotes a process or action. The related noun is sumarização, referring to the act or result of summarizing.

It is used in contexts such as editorial work, journalism, academic writing, and data analysis, where concise communication is required. There are two main approaches to sumarizar: extractiva, which selects whole sentences or phrases from the source, and abstrativa, which rephrases or generates new wording to convey the same ideas. Summarization can be done manually by a reader or writer, or automatically with software that uses natural language processing. In data contexts, sumarização often involves presenting key statistics, trends, or findings in a brief form.

Compared with resumir, which is more common in everyday language, sumarizar tends to appear in formal, technical, or institutional contexts. Related terms include sintetizar (to synthesize), condensar (to condense), and resumo (a summary, noun). The goal of sumarizar is to maintain the core meaning while reducing length, enabling rapid understanding or quick communication of information.