v.
Pronunciation: ˌ r ē -k ə - ' pi-ch ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lat · ed ; -lat · ing
Etymology: Late Latin recapitulatus, past participle of recapitulare to restate by heads, sum up, from Latin re- + capitulum division of a book ― more at CHAPTER
Date: 1556
transitive verb
1 a : to restate briefly : SUMMARIZE b : to give new form or expression to
2 : to repeat the principal stages or phases of <the view that ontogeny recapitulate s phylogeny>
intransitive verb : SUM UP