recapitulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce recapitulate in British English:
UK [ˌri:kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt]
How to pronounce recapitulate in American English:
US [ˌrikəˈpɪtʃəˌlet]
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- Verb:
- summarize briefly
- repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- repeat an earlier theme of a composition
Word Origin
- recapitulate (v.)
- 1560s, back-formation from recapitulation and also from Late Latin recapitulatus, past participle of recapitulare. Related: Recapitulated; recapitulating.
Example
- 1. To recapitulate briefly , the three main points are these .
- 2. I will now briefly recapitulate the foregoing cases .
- 3. Recapitulate the research progress of epoxy modified polyurethane emulsion .
- 4. Let us recapitulate before concluding .
- 5. Let 's recapitulate the main ideas .