Main Entry: re·ca·pit·u·late

Pronunciation: \ˌrē-kə-ˈpi-chə-ˌlāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): re·ca·pit·u·lat·ed; re·ca·pit·u·lat·ing

Etymology: Late Latin recapitulatus, past participle of recapitulare to restate by heads, sum up, from Latin re- + capitulum division of a book — more at chapter

Date: 1556

transitive verb 1 a : to restate briefly : summarize b : to give new form or expression to
2 : to repeat the principal stages or phases of <the view that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny>intransitive verb : sum up