recapitulate
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for recapitulate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To go over the main points of something again, briefly.
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Etymology
Came from Late Latin recapitulātus, the past participle of recapitulāre (“to go over the main points of a thing again”), formed from re- (“again”) and capitulum (“head, main part, chapter”), itself from caput (“head”) and -ulum (a diminutive suffix); see also capitulate. Taken at face value it breaks down as re- plus c...
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