recapitulate

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) the professor told the students that their papers should not recapitulate the whole plot but should rather discuss in detail one particular incident they thought was interesting Synonyms abstract, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, summarize, reprise, sum up, synopsize, wrap upRelated Words abridge, condense, curtail, cut back, shorten; downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; decoct, essentialize; simplify, streamlineNear Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement