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précising present participle ofprécis précis verb[ T ] uk /ˈpreɪ.si/ us /ˈpreɪ.si/ to make or give a précis: If I may précis the president's words - "This country will never give in to terrorism." One strategy for improving skills with documents is to précis a passage. As plots go, it is not the easiest to précis. To précis the author's views: there is not enough aid, and what there is is spent inefficiently. You can précis much of what he is saying without losing the sense. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Summaries and summarizing a (quick/brisk) trot through somethingidiom abridgment abstract biodata brushstroke catch-all encapsulate encapsulation executive summary gist handout recapitulation resume shorthand shorthand for somethingidiom story synoptic TLDR to cut a long story shortidiom upsum |