English Explanatory Dictionary

recapitulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To summarize or repeat in concise form.
  2. To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).
  3. To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.

Pronunciation

/ɹiːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recapitulate.wav

Word forms

recapitulate recapitulates recapitulating recapitulated

Etymology

From Late Latin recapitulātus, past participle of recapitulāre (“to go over the main points of a thing again”), from re- (“again”) + capitulum (“head, main part, chapter”), from caput (“head”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); see capitulate. By surface analysis, re- + capitulate.

Synonyms

abridge abstract capsule concise docket encapsulate epitomize gist nutshell outline précis recapitulate redact run over run through summarize sum synopsize tl;dr wrap up recap sum up

Antonyms

expound spell out

Related words

capitulate in summary

Derived words

ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny recapitulant recapitulation recapitulative recapitulatory
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