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précised

précised is the simple past and past participle of précis.

Meaning of précis

Verb

précis (third-person singular simple present précises, present participle précising, simple past and past participle précised)

  1. to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge
    • If the inital ^([sic]) passage consists of a series of paragraphs, each with a one-sentence summary, the individual's success in managing to précis the essential content of the message can then be assessed1983, Philip Priestley, James McGuire, Learning to Help: Basic Skills Excercises, →ISBN, Counseling, page 71

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Questions about précised

What is précised the simple past and past participle of?
Précised is the simple past and past participle of précis.

Words near précised in the dictionary

  1. Pré-Saint-Gervais
  2. pré-salé
  3. précieuse
  4. précieuses
  5. précis
  6. précised
  7. précises
  8. précising
  9. Prévost
  10. Prévostian
  11. prêt-à-porter

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Adapted from Wiktionary: précised (page history and authors); précis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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