recapitulate
verb (used with object)
to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
recapitulated
-
past participleof recapitulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof recapitulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
recapitulateverb (used with object)to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"We were amazed to discover that our evolution experiment in tiny flasks had recapitulated the complex patterns that had been previously observed between bacteria and viruses collected at regional and transoceanic scales," said Borin.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
The infamous climax of that story recapitulated the depraved ambitions of a would-be rubber baron who conscripts Indigenous villagers to drag a ship through a steep jungle denuded for that purpose.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022
In his ruling on Andrew’s motion to dismiss the case, the judge recapitulated the allegations in Ms. Giuffre’s lawsuit.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
“It seemed like the hair, in a way, recapitulated what we know happens at the cellular level,” Picard says.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 22, 2021
And all the weight, all the weariness of it, had recapitulated itself in his body; he felt the physical burden.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
