recapitulate

re·ca·pit·u·late

verb \ˌrē-kə-ˈpi-chə-ˌlāt\

re·ca·pit·u·lat·edre·ca·pit·u·lat·ing

Definition of RECAPITULATE

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

Examples of RECAPITULATE

1. To recapitulate what was said earlier, we need to develop new ways to gain customers.
2. We understood your point, there's no need to recapitulate.

Origin of RECAPITULATE

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

First Known Use: 1556

Related to RECAPITULATE

Synonyms

abstract, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, summarize, reprise, sum up, synopsize, wrap up

Related Words

abridge, condense, curtail, cut back, shorten; downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; decoct, essentialize; simplify, streamline

Near Antonyms

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement

Rhymes with RECAPITULATE

circumambulate, circumnavigate, contraindicate, decontaminate, deteriorate, differentiate, disambiguate, disassociate, discombobulate, disorientate, disproportionate, excommunicate, expiration date, free-associate, hyperventilate, incapacitate, intermediate, interpenetrate, misappropriate, multivariate, overcompensate, overpopulate, ratiocinate, rehabilitate, renegotiate, superannuate, supersaturate, transubstantiate, underestimate