recapitulate

American  

[ree-kuh-pich-uh-leyt] / ˌri kəˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

recapitulated, recapitulating

1. to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.

2. Biology.  (of an organism) to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) in its development.

3. Music.  to restate (the exposition) in a sonata-form movement.

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verb (used without object)

recapitulated, recapitulating

1. to sum up statements or matters.

recapitulate British  

/ ˌriːkəˈpɪtjʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. to restate the main points of (an argument, speech, etc); summarize

2. (tr) (of an animal) to repeat (stages of its evolutionary development) during the embryonic stages of its life

3. to repeat at some point during a piece of music (material used earlier in the same work)

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Related Words

See repeat.

Other Word Forms

• recapitulative adjective

Etymology

Origin of recapitulate

First recorded in 1560–70; from Late Latin recapitulātus (past participle of recapitulāre ), equivalent to re- re- + capitulātus; capitulate

Example Sentences

And, of course, there were threats, doxing, harassment, firings — you already know all that; there is no need to recapitulate the details.

From Salon

The platform can determine which models most closely recapitulate the functional changes seen in AD and identify the most relevant pathways for drug discovery.

From Science Daily

Goldberg also recapitulates the stories about Trump's fascination with Adolf Hitler as told to him and the other authors by John Kelly.

From Salon

That kind of diversity doesn't curb racist discrimination as often as it recapitulates it.

From Salon

Stopping these toxins could save countless lives and limbs, but laboratory research usually relies on cell-based research, which doesn’t accurately recapitulate what happens in a living animal.

From Science Magazine

Related Words

• recap
• rehash