The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Recapitulate — Re*ca*pit u*late (r[=e] k[.a]*p[i^]t [ u]*l[=a]t), v. t. [L. recapitulare, recapitulatum; pref. re re + capitulum a small head, chapter, section. See {Capitulate}.] To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recapitulate — I verb commemorare, enumerate, give a summary of, go over, ingeminate, paraphrase, recite, recount, referre, reiterate, relate, repeat, rephrase, restate, retell, retrospect, reutter, review, reword, run over, say again, sum up, summarize, tell… … Law dictionary
recapitulate — (v.) 1560s, from pp. stem of L.L. recapitulare (see RECAPITULATION (Cf. recapitulation)). Related: Recapitulated; recapitulating … Etymology dictionary
recapitulate — [v] go over something again epitomize, go over same ground*, go the same round*, outline, paraphrase, recap*, recount, rehash, reiterate, repeat, rephrase, replay, restate, review, reword, run over*, run through again*, summarize, sum up; concept … New thesaurus
recapitulate — ► VERB 1) summarize and state again the main points of. 2) Biology repeat (an evolutionary or other process) during development and growth. ORIGIN Latin recapitulare go through heading by heading , from capitulum chapter … English terms dictionary
recapitulate — [rē΄kə pich′ə lāt΄] vi., vt. recapitulated, recapitulating [< pp. of LL recapitulare: see RE & CAPITULATE] to repeat briefly, as in an outline; summarize SYN. REPEAT … English World dictionary
recapitulate — [[t]ri͟ːkəpɪ̱tʃʊleɪt[/t]] recapitulates, recapitulating, recapitulated VERB You can say that you are going to recapitulate the main points of an explanation, argument, or description when you want to draw attention to the fact that you are going… … English dictionary
recapitulate — UK [ˌriːkəˈpɪtʃʊˌleɪt] / US [ˌrɪkəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms recapitulate : present tense I/you/we/they recapitulate he/she/it recapitulates present participle recapitulating past tense recapitulated past participle… … English dictionary
recapitulate — verb I will recapitulate the main points Syn: summarize, sum up; restate, repeat, reiterate, go over, review; informal recap … Thesaurus of popular words
recapitulate — verb ( lated; lating) 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
