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

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

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

"Our model accurately recapitulated the disease phenotype, offering new insights into the underlying molecular and cellular pathology of cerebral vascular disorders," Guo says.

From Science Daily

The spontaneous development of liver cancer from a fatty liver can therefore only be recapitulated and investigated if all these factors interact.

From Science Daily

So we and many others have worked for decades to make a medicine that could recapitulate that naturally-occurring phenomenon.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• recap
• rehash