recapitulate
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From Late Latin recapitulus, pp. of recapitulare (“‘to go over the main points of a thing again’”) < Latin re- (“‘again’”) + capitulum (“‘a head, main part, chapter’”); see capitulate.
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to recapitulate (third-person singular simple present recapitulates, present participle recapitulating, simple past and past participle recapitulated)
- to summarize or repeat in concise form
- to repeat the evolutionary stages of an organism during its embryonic development
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to summarize or repeat in concise form
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to repeat the evolutionary stages of an organism during its embryonic development
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[edit] External links
- recapitulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- recapitulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
