recapitulate

ˌriː.kəˈpɪtʃ.əˌleɪt

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Definition of recapitulate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

summary

tr.

summarize the main points briefly

tr.

The teacher asked the student to recapitulate the chapter.

recap

summarize

music

tr.

TECH.

repeat an earlier theme in music

tr.

TECH.

The symphony recapitulates the opening theme in the finale.

reiterate

reprise

biology

intr.

TECH.

repeat stages of evolution during development

intr.

TECH.

The embryo recapitulates its evolutionary history.

reiterate

restate

summarize

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Origin of recapitulate

Latin, recapitulare (go over again)

Examples of recapitulate in a sentence

He recapitulated the meeting's key points.
The composer decided to recapitulate the main theme in the second movement.
In the sonata, the pianist skillfully recapitulates the initial melody.
Certain species recapitulate ancestral traits during growth.
The larvae recapitulate features of their predecessors.

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French:récapituler, reprendre, ...
German:rekapitulieren, wiederholen, ...
Italian:riassumere, ripetere, ...
Spanish:recapitular, repetir, ...
Portuguese:recapitular, repetir, ...
Chinese:概括, 重现, ...
Japanese:要約する, 再現する, ...
Arabic:لَخَّصَ, أَعادَ, ...
Hebrew:לְסַכֵּם, לְחַזֵּר עַל הַנּוֹשֵׂא, ...
Russian:резюмировать, повторять, ...
Ukrainian:підсумувати, повторювати, ...
Hindi:संक्षेप में बताना, पुनरावृत्ति करना, ...
Bengali:সারসংক্ষেপ করা, পুনরাবৃত্তি করা, ...
Catalan:recapitular, repetir, ...
Czech:rekapitulovat, reprízovat, ...
Danish:opsummere, gentage, ...
Dutch:recapituleren, terugkeren, ...
Greek:συνοψίζω, επαναλαμβάνω, ...
Hungarian:összefoglalni, reprizálni, ...
Khmer:សង្ខេបឡើងវិញ, នាំយកប្រធានបទតន្ត្រីមុនមកស្តារឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:요약하다, 반복하다, ...
Persian:جمع‌بندی کردن, تکرار کرد, ...
Polish:podsumować, powtarzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):recapitular, repetir, ...
Romanian:a rezuma, a relua, ...
Swedish:sammanfatta, återuppta, ...
Thai:สรุปความ, ทำซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:özetlemek, tekrarlamak, ...
Vietnamese:tóm tắt, lặp lại, ...

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