concisify (ken-sis-ef-i): v. To make concise

If I wanted my students to explain themselves, I might ask them to "elaborate," or "clarify," or even "illustrate," but I couldn't think of a verb to say "make this concise," so I went to my beaten and battered copy of the American Heritage Dictionary. [....

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Published inEnglish journal Vol. 100; no. 5; p. 113
Main Author Mitchell, Richard A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Urbana National Council of Teachers of English 01.05.2011
EditionHigh school edition
Subjects
Academic Language
Cultural heritage
Dictionaries
Grade 6
Holidays
Multiple Choice Tests
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Students
Verbs
Writing
Writing Instruction
United States > US
Pennsylvania
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Summary:If I wanted my students to explain themselves, I might ask them to "elaborate," or "clarify," or even "illustrate," but I couldn't think of a verb to say "make this concise," so I went to my beaten and battered copy of the American Heritage Dictionary. [...] a fire drill is an act of concision on the administration's part to end a class period.
ISSN:0013-8274
2161-8895