recapitulate

re·ca·pit·u·late  (rk-pch-lt)

v. re·ca·pit·u·lat·ed, re·ca·pit·u·lat·ing, re·ca·pit·u·lates

v.tr.

1. To repeat in concise form.

2. Biology To appear to repeat (the evolutionary stages of the species) during the embryonic development of the individual organism.

v.intr.

To make a summary.

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[Latin recapitulre, recapitult- : re-, re- + capitulum, main point, heading, diminutive of caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·ca·pitu·lative, re·ca·pitu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.

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recapitulate

Verb

[-lating, -lated] to restate the main points of (an argument or speech) [Late Latin recapitulare, literally: to put back under headings]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	recapitulate - summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" recap sum up, summarize, summarise, resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" hash over, rehash, retrograde - go back over; "retrograde arguments"
	2.	recapitulate - repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, double - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
	3.	recapitulate - repeat an earlier theme of a composition reprise, reprize, repeat music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" spiel, play - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"