recapitulate
To summarize or repeat in concise formTo summarize or repeat in concise form.
» Please recapitulate the most important points.
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To summarize or repeat in concise form.
The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
We still have five minutes left, so let's recapitulate the lecture.
rekapitulieren, zusammenfassen, wiederholen
подыто́живатьpodytóživatʹ, подыто́житьpodytóžitʹ
summarize briefly
(transitive)To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).
(transitive)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.
repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
Examples
7 sentencesPlease recapitulate the most important points.
Let me recapitulate what was said.
I asked my colleague to recapitulate everything that was said in a few words.
Please recapitulate your ideas.
Please recapitulate your idea.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin recapitulātus, past participle of recapitulāre (“to go over the main pointFrom 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.
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Forms
recapitulates, recapitulating, recapitulated, recapitulated| Base form | recapitulate · to recapitulate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | recapitulates |
| Present participle | recapitulating |
| Past simple | recapitulated |
| Past participle | recapitulated |
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Synonyms
25 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle