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- [ree-kuh-pich-uh-leyt]
- /ˌri kəˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪt/
- /ˌriː.kəˈpɪt.jʊ.leɪt/
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- [ree-kuh-pich-uh-leyt]
- /ˌri kəˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪt/
Definitions of recapitulate word
- verb with object recapitulate to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize. 1
- verb with object recapitulate Biology. (of an organism) to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) in its development. 1
- verb with object recapitulate Music. to restate (the exposition) in a sonata-form movement. 1
- verb without object recapitulate to sum up statements or matters. 1
- intransitive verb recapitulate summarize, sum up 1
- verb recapitulate You can say that you are going to recapitulate the main points of an explanation, argument, or description when you want to draw attention to the fact that you are going to repeat the most important points as a summary. 0
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Origin of recapitulate
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Late Latin recapitulātus (past participle of recapitulāre), equivalent to re- re- + capitulātus; see capitulate
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Parts of speech for Recapitulate
noun
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preposition
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recapitulate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for recapitulate
verb recapitulate
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- anthologize — to compile or put into an anthology
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
Antonyms for recapitulate
verb recapitulate
- eat one's words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
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