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to summerize

to summerize

8.1
To get a place or thing ready for summer use
  • verb
  • /ˈsʌmərˌaɪz/
translation icon : preparar para el verano
  • The hotel staff worked hard to summerize the building after a long winter.

Examples

  • We always summerize our cottage by opening windows and cleaning out the fireplace.

  • We need to summerize the outdoor equipment.

  • It's important to summerize your car before the hot weather arrives.

  • Don't forget to summerize the garden tools!

  • Many families like to summerize their outdoor spaces with new furniture and decorations.

  • Before the season starts, we always summerize our garden by planting colorful flowers.

  • She plans to summerize her cottage by adding a cozy hammock in the backyard.

Antonyms

to winterize
  • US
2 5.3

Prepare a house, car, or boat so it does not get damaged by cold weather

How Prepared

finishing
2.5
to summerize
8.1
to neglect
256 3.8

Surface Forms

summerize infinitive
summarize infinitive
summerized past
summarized past
summerized past participle
summarized past participle
summerizing present participle
summarizing present participle
summerizes third person singular
summarizes third person singular

Morphology

summerize = summer (semi-transparent) = summer + ize

Formed from 'summer' + the productive suffix '-ize' meaning 'make or cause to be', but its neologistic status and potential confusion with the more common 'summarize' reduce full transparency for learners.

Etymology

Summerize comes from the everyday word summer and the ending -ize, which means 'to make'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of winterize — to summerize something is to 'make it ready for summer', for example preparing a car or house for the hot months.