Summarize vs Classify - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between summarize and classify

is that summarize is to prepare a summary of something while classify is to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.

* summarise (UK )

(summariz)

To prepare a summary of something

To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review

(en-verb)

to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize

to declare something a secret, especially a government secret

* See also

* (to declare a secret) declassify

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