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- Dictionaryrecapitulate/ˌriːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. summarize and state again the main points of: "he began to recapitulate his argument with care"
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verb [ I/T ] fml us / ˌri·kəˈpɪtʃ·əˌleɪt / Add to word list. to repeat the main points of an explanation or description: [ T ] The passage recapitulates the version he offers in his prologue. (Definition of recapitulate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of recapitulate. recapitulate.
recapitulate. verb. re· ca· pit· u· late ˌrē-kə-ˈpi-chə-ˌlāt. recapitulated; recapitulating; recapitulates. Synonyms of recapitulate. transitive verb. 1. : to retell or restate briefly : summarize. recapitulate the main points of an argument.
To recapitulate means to go back and summarize. At the end of an oral report, you might say, "So, to recapitulate, I've made three points," and then you name them. Recapitulate is a long, scary-looking word that actually means something simple and easy.
Recapitulate definition: to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.. See examples of RECAPITULATE used in a sentence.
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 same work) Collins English Dictionary.
to repeat the main points of an explanation or description: [ T ] The passage recapitulates the version he offers in his prologue. (Definition of recapitulate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of recapitulate. recapitulate.
1. to restate the main points of (an argument, speech, etc); summarize. 2. (Biology) ( tr) (of an animal) to repeat (stages of its evolutionary development) during the embryonic stages of its life. 3. (Classical Music) to repeat at some point during a piece of music (material used earlier in the same work)
Definition of recapitulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
How to use . recapitulate in a sentenceHe had left out the feminine element; obviously he must recapitulate.
Verb. Filter. verb. recapitulated, recapitulates, recapitulating. To repeat briefly, as in an outline; summarize. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To appear to repeat (the evolutionary stages of the species) during the embryonic development of the individual organism. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To make a summary.
