recapitulate
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Definition of recapitulate
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(ambitransitive)To summarize or repeat in concise form.
“The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.”
“We still have five minutes left, so let's recapitulate the lecture.”
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verb
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(ambitransitive)To summarize or repeat in concise form.
“The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.”
“We still have five minutes left, so let's recapitulate the lecture.”
- (transitive)To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).
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(transitive)To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.
“Similarly this concept of unity provided a powerful impetus for embryological studies and the idea that fetal development recapitulates the steps of phylogenetic development.”
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Etymology
From Late Latin recapitulātus, past participle of recapitulāre (“to go over the main points of a thing again”), from re- (“again”) + capitulum (“head, main part, chapter”), from caput (“head”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); see capitulate. By surface analysis, re- + capitulate.
Words you can make from recapitulate
200+ playable · top: PARTICULATE (15 pts)
Best play particulate 15 points10-letter words
4 words9-letter words
11 words8-letter words
29 words- APATETIC 12 pts
- CAPITATE 12 pts
- CAPITULA 12 pts
- CATAPULT 12 pts
- PARTICLE 12 pts
- PECULATE 12 pts
- PECULIAR 12 pts
- PIACULAR 12 pts
- PLACATER 12 pts
- PRAELECT 12 pts
- PRELATIC 12 pts
- ACIERATE 10 pts
- ACULEATE 10 pts
- CULTRATE 10 pts
- ERUCTATE 10 pts
- LACERATE 10 pts
- PARIETAL 10 pts
- PATRIATE 10 pts
- PEARLITE 10 pts
- RACLETTE 10 pts
- RETICULA 10 pts
- RETICULE 10 pts
- TAILRACE 10 pts
- TRACTILE 10 pts
- ULCERATE 10 pts
- URTICATE 10 pts
- LATERITE 8 pts
- LAUREATE 8 pts
- LITERATE 8 pts
7-letter words
100 words- CALIPEE 11 pts
- CALIPER 11 pts
- CALTRAP 11 pts
- CAPELET 11 pts
- CAPITAL 11 pts
- CAPTURE 11 pts
- CARPALE 11 pts
- CULPRIT 11 pts
- CUPELER 11 pts
- CUPRITE 11 pts
- EPICURE 11 pts
- PARETIC 11 pts
- PECTATE 11 pts
- PECULIA 11 pts
- PERCALE 11 pts
- PICRATE 11 pts
- PICTURE 11 pts
- PLACATE 11 pts
- PLECTRA 11 pts
- PLICATE 11 pts
- PRELECT 11 pts
- RECEIPT 11 pts
- REPLACE 11 pts
- REPLICA 11 pts
- TIPCART 11 pts
- ACERATE 9 pts
- ACETATE 9 pts
- ACTUATE 9 pts
- APATITE 9 pts
- APTERAL 9 pts
- APTERIA 9 pts
- ARCUATE 9 pts
- ARTICLE 9 pts
- ATRETIC 9 pts
- AURICLE 9 pts
- CATTAIL 9 pts
- CATTIER 9 pts
- CITRATE 9 pts
- CLATTER 9 pts
- CLITTER 9 pts
- CLUTTER 9 pts
- CUITTLE 9 pts
- CURETTE 9 pts
- CURTAIL 9 pts
- CURTATE 9 pts
- EPAULET 9 pts
- EPILATE 9 pts
- EUCRITE 9 pts
- LACTATE 9 pts
- LATTICE 9 pts
- LECTURE 9 pts
- LETTUCE 9 pts
- LEUCITE 9 pts
- PALEATE 9 pts
- PALETTE 9 pts
- PARTIAL 9 pts
- PARTITA 9 pts
- PARTITE 9 pts
- PARTLET 9 pts
- PEATIER 9 pts
- PELTATE 9 pts
- PERLITE 9 pts
- PETRALE 9 pts
- PETTIER 9 pts
- PILEATE 9 pts
- PLAITER 9 pts
- PLATEAU 9 pts
- PLATIER 9 pts
- PLATTER 9 pts
- PLEATER 9 pts
- PLEURAE 9 pts
- PRATTLE 9 pts
- PRELATE 9 pts
- PUERILE 9 pts
- PUTTIER 9 pts
- RECITAL 9 pts
- REPLATE 9 pts
- REPTILE 9 pts
- RETICLE 9 pts
- TACTILE 9 pts
- TACTUAL 9 pts
- TALCIER 9 pts
- TAPETAL 9 pts
- TEACART 9 pts
- TIERCEL 9 pts
- TREACLE 9 pts
- TRIPLET 9 pts
- UTRICLE 9 pts
- ARIETTA 7 pts
- ARIETTE 7 pts
- ATELIER 7 pts
- AUREATE 7 pts
- ITERATE 7 pts
- RATTAIL 7 pts
- RETITLE 7 pts
- TERTIAL 7 pts
- TITULAR 7 pts
- TUATERA 7 pts
- TUTELAR 7 pts
- URALITE 7 pts
6-letter words
55 words- APERCU 10 pts
- APICAL 10 pts
- APIECE 10 pts
- CAPITA 10 pts
- CAPLET 10 pts
- CARPAL 10 pts
- CARPEL 10 pts
- CARPET 10 pts
- CULPAE 10 pts
- EPICAL 10 pts
- ACETAL 8 pts
- ACTUAL 8 pts
- ACUATE 8 pts
- ACULEI 8 pts
- ACUTER 8 pts
- AECIAL 8 pts
- APLITE 8 pts
- ATELIC 8 pts
- CARATE 8 pts
- CARTEL 8 pts
- CATTIE 8 pts
- CATTLE 8 pts
- CEILER 8 pts
- CERATE 8 pts
- CEREAL 8 pts
- CERITE 8 pts
- CITRAL 8 pts
- CLARET 8 pts
- CREATE 8 pts
- CURATE 8 pts
- CURIAE 8 pts
- CURIAL 8 pts
- CURITE 8 pts
- CURTAL 8 pts
- CUTLER 8 pts
- CUTLET 8 pts
- CUTTER 8 pts
- CUTTLE 8 pts
- EARLAP 8 pts
- ECARTE 8 pts
- ECLAIR 8 pts
- EPATER 8 pts
- LACIER 8 pts
- LEAPER 8 pts
- AERATE 6 pts
- AERIAL 6 pts
- ATRIAL 6 pts
- ATTIRE 6 pts
- AURATE 6 pts
- ELATER 6 pts
- ELUATE 6 pts
- LARIAT 6 pts
- LATRIA 6 pts
- LATTER 6 pts
- LAURAE 6 pts
Hooks
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