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re·ca·pit·u·late
(rē′kə-pĭch′ə-lāt′)v. re·ca·pit·u·lat·ed, re·ca·pit·u·lat·ing, re·ca·pit·u·lates
v.tr.
1. To repeat in concise form.
2. Biology To appear to repeat (the evolutionary stages of the species) during the embryonic development of the individual organism.
v.intr.
To make a summary.
[Latin recapitulāre, recapitulāt- : re-, re- + capitulum, main point, heading, diminutive of caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
re·ca·pit′u·la′tive, re·ca·pit′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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recapitulate
(ˌriːkəˈpɪtjʊˌleɪt)vb
1. to restate the main points of (an argument, speech, etc); summarize
2. (Biology) (tr) (of an animal) to repeat (stages of its evolutionary development) during the embryonic stages of its life
3. (Classical Music) to repeat at some point during a piece of music (material used earlier in the same work)
[C16: from Late Latin recapitulāre, literally: to put back under headings; see capitulate]
ˌrecaˈpitulative, ˌrecaˈpitulatory adj
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re•ca•pit•u•late
(ˌri kəˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.
1. to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
2. to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) during embryonic development or during a life cycle.
v.i. 3. to sum up statements or matters.
[1560–70; < Late Latin recapitulātus, past participle of recapitulāre, calque of Greek anakephalaioûn; see re-, capitulate]
syn: See repeat.
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recapitulate
Past participle: recapitulated
Gerund: recapitulating
| Imperative |
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| recapitulate |
| recapitulate |
| Present |
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| I recapitulate |
| you recapitulate |
| he/she/it recapitulates |
| we recapitulate |
| you recapitulate |
| they recapitulate |
| Preterite |
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| I recapitulated |
| you recapitulated |
| he/she/it recapitulated |
| we recapitulated |
| you recapitulated |
| they recapitulated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am recapitulating |
| you are recapitulating |
| he/she/it is recapitulating |
| we are recapitulating |
| you are recapitulating |
| they are recapitulating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have recapitulated |
| you have recapitulated |
| he/she/it has recapitulated |
| we have recapitulated |
| you have recapitulated |
| they have recapitulated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was recapitulating |
| you were recapitulating |
| he/she/it was recapitulating |
| we were recapitulating |
| you were recapitulating |
| they were recapitulating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had recapitulated |
| you had recapitulated |
| he/she/it had recapitulated |
| we had recapitulated |
| you had recapitulated |
| they had recapitulated |
| Future |
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| I will recapitulate |
| you will recapitulate |
| he/she/it will recapitulate |
| we will recapitulate |
| you will recapitulate |
| they will recapitulate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have recapitulated |
| you will have recapitulated |
| he/she/it will have recapitulated |
| we will have recapitulated |
| you will have recapitulated |
| they will have recapitulated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be recapitulating |
| you will be recapitulating |
| he/she/it will be recapitulating |
| we will be recapitulating |
| you will be recapitulating |
| they will be recapitulating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been recapitulating |
| you have been recapitulating |
| he/she/it has been recapitulating |
| we have been recapitulating |
| you have been recapitulating |
| they have been recapitulating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been recapitulating |
| you will have been recapitulating |
| he/she/it will have been recapitulating |
| we will have been recapitulating |
| you will have been recapitulating |
| they will have been recapitulating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been recapitulating |
| you had been recapitulating |
| he/she/it had been recapitulating |
| we had been recapitulating |
| you had been recapitulating |
| they had been recapitulating |
| Conditional |
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| I would recapitulate |
| you would recapitulate |
| he/she/it would recapitulate |
| we would recapitulate |
| you would recapitulate |
| they would recapitulate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have recapitulated |
| you would have recapitulated |
| he/she/it would have recapitulated |
| we would have recapitulated |
| you would have recapitulated |
| they would have recapitulated |
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Verb 1. recapitulate - summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"
2. recapitulate - repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, double - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
3. recapitulate - repeat an earlier theme of a composition
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
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recapitulate
verb restate, review, repeat, outline, sum up, recount, reiterate, run over, summarize, epitomize, recap (informal), go over again, run through again Let's just recapitulate the essential points.
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recapitulate
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Translations
يُعيدُ باخْتِصار
rekapitulovat
rekapitulere
endursegja í höfuîatriîum
要約する
reziumuotitrumpai pakartotitrumpas pakartojimas
īsi atkārtot
recapitulate
[ˌriːkəˈpɪtjʊleɪt]A. VT [+ argument, facts] → recapitular, resumir
B. VI → recapitular, resumir
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recapitulate
vt → rekapitulieren, kurz zusammenfassen ; (Mus) theme → wieder aufnehmen
vi → rekapitulieren, kurz zusammenfassen ; (Mus) → eine Reprise bringen
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recapitulate
(riːkəˈpitjuleit) verb (abbreviation recap (ˈriːkӕp) – past tense, past particple ˈrecapped) to go over again (the chief points of a statement, argument etc). weer beskou يُعيدُ باخْتِصار peзюмирам recapitular rekapitulovat rekapitulieren rekapitulere ανακεφαλαιώνω recapitular üle kordama به اختصار تکرار کردن tehdä yhteenveto récapituler לְסַכֵּם संक्षेप में दाहराना, सारांश ponoviti ukratko, rekapitulirati ismétel mengulangi endursegja í höfuðatriðum ricapitolare 要約する 반복하다 trumpai pakartoti, reziumuoti rezumēt; īsi atkārtot mengulang kembali samenvatten oppsummere, sammenfatte (z)reasumować يابيانول، بپرمهموعنوانوبيانظراچول، لنډول، په اختصارويل، خلاصه كول recapitular a recapitula резюмировать rekapitulovať, zhrnúť povzeti ukratko ponoviti rekapitulera, sammanfatta กล่าวย้ํา özetlemek 重述要點 повторювати; резюмувати مختصر الفاظ میں دہران tóm lại 扼要重述,重述要点
ˈrecaˌpituˈlation abbreviation ( ˈrecap) noun recapitulação kertaus rekapitulasi 반복 recapitulatie لنډيز، خلاصه การกล่าวซ้ํา 要點重述 摘要重述?????
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