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recapitulate in Latin

recapitulate in Latin is recapitulare — recapitulate means to go over the main points of something again, briefly.

recapitulate in Latin

recapitulare
verb

What does "recapitulate" mean?

  1. verb To go over the main points of something again, briefly.
    "The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars."
  2. verb To have a structure or function that closely matches something else.
  3. 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 Latin?
"recapitulate" in Latin is recapitulare. recapitulate means: To go over the main points of something again, briefly.
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