RECAPITULATE


Meaning of RECAPITULATE in English

re ‧ ca ‧ pit ‧ u ‧ late /ˌriːkəˈpɪtʃəleɪt, ˌriːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: past participle of recapitulare 'to restate by headings' , from Latin capitulum 'division of a book' ]

formal to repeat the main points of something that has just been said SYN recap

—recapitulation /ˌriːkəpɪtʃəˈleɪʃ ə n, ˌriːkəpɪtʃʊˈleɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]

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