/sum"euh ruyz'/ , v.t., summerized, summerizing .
1. to prepare (a house, car, etc.) so as to counteract the hot weather of summer: to summerize a house by adding air conditioning.
2. to protect in hot weather for future use: to summerize a snowmobile.
Also, esp. Brit., summerise .
[ SUMMER 1 + -IZE ]