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 verb1 a: to restate briefly : summarize b: to give new form or expression to2: to repeat the principal stages or phases of <the view that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny>intransitive verb: sum up