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   Sum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Summed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Summing.] [Cf. F. sommer, LL. summare.]
   1. To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; -- usually with up.
   
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   The mind doth value every moment, and then the hour doth rather sum up the moments, than divide the day. Bacon.
   
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   2. To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a few words; to condense; -- usually with up.
   
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   “Go to the ant, thou sluggard,” in few words sums up the moral of this fable. L'Estrange.
   
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   He sums their virtues in himself alone. Dryden.
   
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   3. (Falconry) To have (the feathers) full grown; to furnish with complete, or full-grown, plumage.
   
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   But feathered soon and fledge
   
   They summed their pens [wings]. Milton.
   
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   Summing up, a compendium or abridgment; a recapitulation; a résumé; a summary.
   
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   Syn. -- To cast up; collect; comprise; condense; comprehend; compute.
   
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