Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense recapitulates, present participle recapitulating, past tense, past participle 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 to repeat the most important points as a summary.
Let's just recapitulate the essential points. [VERB noun]
To recapitulate, the terms already communicated to you call for a minimum of publicity. [VERB]
Synonyms: restate, review, repeat, outline More Synonyms of recapitulate
recapitulation (riːkəpɪtʃʊleɪʃən)singular noun
Chapter 9 provides a recapitulation of the material already presented. [+ of]
recapitulate in British English
(ˌriːkəˈpɪtjʊˌleɪt)
verb
1.
to restate the main points of (an argument, speech, etc); summarize
2. (transitive)
(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 samework)
Derived forms
recapitulative (ˌrecaˈpitulative) or recapitulatory (ˌrecaˈpitulatory)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin recapitulāre, literally: to put back under headings; see capitulate
recapitulate in American English
(ˌrikəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt)
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˌrecaˈpituˌlated or ˌrecaˈpituˌlating
to repeat briefly, as in an outline; summarize
SIMILAR WORDS: reˈpeat
Word origin
< pp. of LL recapitulare: see re- & capitulate
Examples of 'recapitulate' in a sentence
recapitulate
To recapitulate five hours of evolution in a few moments, he speeded up the table display.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2001)
When you two have quite finished the Tim Simpson aggro memoirs, I'll recapitulate on why we're here, having breakfast on me!
Malcolm, John THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE (2001)
You know, recapitulate in your unconscious the dynamics of your father's and my divorce?
Jonah Black THE BLACK BOOK: DIARY OF A TEENAGE STUD VOL. II: STOP, DON'T STOP (2001)
(verb)
Definition
to restate the main points of (an argument or speech)
Let's just recapitulate the essential points.
Synonyms
restate
review
The next day we reviewed the previous day's work.
repeat
He repeated that he had been misquoted.
outline
The methods outlined in this book are only suggestions.
sum up
When the judge summed up it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict.
recount
reiterate (formal)
He reiterated his opposition to the creation of a central bank.
run over
summarize
To summarize, this is a clever approach to a common problem.
epitomize
recap (informal)
go over again
run through again
Additional synonyms
in the sense of outline
Definition
to give the main features or general idea of (something)
The methods outlined in this book are only suggestions.
Synonyms
summarize,
review,
draft,
plan,
trace,
sketch (in),
sum up,
encapsulate,
delineate,
rough out,
adumbrate
in the sense of reiterate
Definition
to repeat again and again
He reiterated his opposition to the creation of a central bank.
Synonyms
repeat,
restate,
say again,
retell,
do again,
recapitulate,
iterate
in the sense of repeat
Definition
to say, write, or do again
He repeated that he had been misquoted.
Synonyms
reiterate (formal),
restate,
say again,
recapitulate,
iterate
Nearby words of
recapitulate
recalcitrant
recall
recant
recapitulate
recapture
recede
receipt
Synonyms of 'recapitulate'
recapitulate
Explore 'recapitulate' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of review
Definition
to examine again
The next day we reviewed the previous day's work.
Synonyms
reconsider,
revise,
rethink,
run over,
reassess,
re-examine,
re-evaluate,
think over,
take another look at,
recapitulate,
look at again,
go over again
in the sense of sum up
When the judge summed up it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict.
Synonyms
summarize,
review,
recapitulate,
close,
conclude,
put something in a nutshell
in the sense of summarize
Definition
to give a short account of (something)
To summarize, this is a clever approach to a common problem.