Recapitulate definition
To repeat in concise form.
verb
To make a summary.
verb
To repeat briefly, as in an outline; summarize.
verb
(biology) To appear to repeat (the evolutionary stages of the species) during the embryonic development of the individual organism.
verb
(biology) To appear to repeat the evolutionary stages of the species during the embryonic development of the individual organism.
verb
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To recapitulate is to restate or briefly summarize what you have said or the information presented.
When you give a long speech about global warming and you sum it up at the end with just a sentence or two, that last sentence or two is an example of when you recapitulate the information you presented.
verb
To repeat in concise form; summarize.
verb
Origin of recapitulate
- Latin recapitulāre recapitulāt- re- re- capitulum main point, heading diminutive of caput capit- head kaput- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Late Latin recapitulatus, past participle of recapitulare (“to go over the main points of a thing again"), from Latin re- (“again") + capitulum (“a head, main part, chapter"); see capitulate.
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