recapitulate
verb (used with object)
to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
recapitulated
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past participleof recapitulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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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
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These self-organizing heart organoids, or Cardioids, recapitulated the development of the heart's left ventricular chamber in the very early days of embryogenesis.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
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
Martin Scorsese famously quoted it in 1990’s “Goodfellas,” in which Joe Pesci recapitulated Barnes’s brazen act of impunity, this time as a New York gangster.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021
“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
She recapitulated the motives which no doubt explained Robert’s reserve.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
