summarize, British and Australian usually -ise phoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphonetic verb 
to express the most important facts or characteristics about (something) in a short and clear form 
Could you summarize the plot so far because I haven't seen any of the episodes? [T]
I think I managed to summarize the basic aims of the project in the allotted time. [T]
I'll just summarize the main points if I may. [T]
The editorial summarized the President as 'a center-right traditionalist'. [T]
I know you weren't there but, to summarize, the party was a huge success. [I]

summary, formal summation phoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphonetic noun [C] 
I'd read the plot summary before I saw the play.
At the end of the news, they often give you a summary of the main headlines.
No brief summary can possibly do justice to the depth of this report.
FORMAL The commission's final report gave a summation of evidence gathered during the two-year investigation.
( Cambridge International Dictionary of English )