Definition and Synonyms for Recapitulate

Definition of Recapitulate

1. Summarize briefly Verb
2. Repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life Verb
3. Repeat an earlier theme of a composition Verb

Synonyms for word "recapitulate"

Semanticaly linked words with "recapitulate"

Lexical Analysis for "recapitulate"

recapitulation
Noun
derivation
3
1. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
2. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
3. emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species

Words Rhyme with recapitulate

Etymology for recapitulate

etymologically related recapitulation
etymological origin of recapitulatus [Latin]
is derived from recapitulated
is derived from recapitulates
is derived from recapitulating