Recapitulate

verb

/ɹiːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.verbTo summarize or repeat in concise form.

"The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars."

2.verb(of an organism) During an individual's development, to pass through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.

3.verbTo reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).

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