recapitulate in German
recapitulate in German is rekapitulieren, sich (noch einmal) vergegenwärtigen, wiederholen — recapitulate means to go over the main points of something again, briefly.
recapitulate in German
rekapitulieren
(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.
sich (noch einmal) vergegenwärtigen
(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.
wiederholen
(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.
zusammenfassen
(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.
rekapitulieren
(transitive, biology, of an organism) 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.
What does "recapitulate" mean?
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verb To go over the main points of something again, briefly.
"The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars."
- verb To have a structure or function that closely matches something else.
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verb To pass through stages of development that closely match earlier stages in a species' evolution.
"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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recapitulate in a sentence
- The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
- We still have five minutes left, so let's recapitulate the lecture.
- 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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What is "recapitulate" in German?
"recapitulate" in German is rekapitulieren, sich (noch einmal) vergegenwärtigen, wiederholen. recapitulate means: To go over the main points of something again, briefly.
Are there other ways to say "recapitulate" in German?
Yes — German has 4 translations listed for "recapitulate": rekapitulieren, sich (noch einmal) vergegenwärtigen, wiederholen, zusammenfassen.
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