Definition of Recapetulate
Re*ca*pit"u*late (-p&ibreve;t"&usl;*lāt), 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 summary of the principal
facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to
summarize.
Re`ca*pit"u*late
(rē`k&adot;*p&ibreve;t"&usl;*lāt), v. i.
To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been
previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to summarize or repeat in concise form
The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
- to repeat the evolutionary stages of an organism during its embryonic development
Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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