recapitulate
1Recapitulate — Re*ca*pit u*late (r[=e] k[.a]*p[i^]t [ u]*l[=a]t), v. t. [L. recapitulare, recapitulatum; pref. re re + capitulum a small head, chapter, section. See {Capitulate}.] To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a… …
2Recapitulate — Re ca*pit u*late (r[=e] k[.a]*p[i^]t [ u]*l[=a]t), v. i. To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the substance. [1913 Webster] …
3recapitulate — I verb commemorare, enumerate, give a summary of, go over, ingeminate, paraphrase, recite, recount, referre, reiterate, relate, repeat, rephrase, restate, retell, retrospect, reutter, review, reword, run over, say again, sum up, summarize, tell… …
4recapitulate — (v.) 1560s, from pp. stem of L.L. recapitulare (see RECAPITULATION (Cf. recapitulation)). Related: Recapitulated; recapitulating …
5recapitulate — [v] go over something again epitomize, go over same ground*, go the same round*, outline, paraphrase, recap*, recount, rehash, reiterate, repeat, rephrase, replay, restate, review, reword, run over*, run through again*, summarize, sum up; concept …
6recapitulate — ► VERB 1) summarize and state again the main points of. 2) Biology repeat (an evolutionary or other process) during development and growth. ORIGIN Latin recapitulare go through heading by heading , from capitulum chapter …
7recapitulate — [rē΄kə pich′ə lāt΄] vi., vt. recapitulated, recapitulating [< pp. of LL recapitulare: see RE & CAPITULATE] to repeat briefly, as in an outline; summarize SYN. REPEAT …
8recapitulate — [[t]ri͟ːkəpɪ̱tʃʊleɪt[/t]] recapitulates, recapitulating, recapitulated VERB You can say that you are going to recapitulate the main points of an explanation, argument, or description when you want to draw attention to the fact that you are going… …
9recapitulate — UK [ˌriːkəˈpɪtʃʊˌleɪt] / US [ˌrɪkəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms recapitulate : present tense I/you/we/they recapitulate he/she/it recapitulates present participle recapitulating past tense recapitulated past participle… …
10recapitulate — verb I will recapitulate the main points Syn: summarize, sum up; restate, repeat, reiterate, go over, review; informal recap …
