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sum up
/sˈʌm ˈʌp/
/sˈʌm ˈʌp/
to sum up
[VERB] MAIN VERB
5
to express the essence or most important qualities of someone or something in a brief and concise way, often as a conclusion or summary
Examples
1. He sums up the whole case with judicial fairness and gives the devil his dues.
2. The 1474 Venetian patent statute sums up the economic rationale of patent law pretty nicely.
3. His coach though, summed up the last few months.
4. One of the battalions summed up the reasons for the failure.
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