recapitulate

/ɹɪkɐpˈɪtʃʊlˌeɪt/

/ˌɹikəˈpɪtʃəˌɫeɪt/

to recapitulate

MAIN VERB

summarize briefly

synonyms : recap

repeat an earlier theme of a composition

synonyms : repeat

repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life

Examples

1. This negative view recapitulates an argument that goes back to Baudelaire and Flaubert.

2. Recapitulating painful stereotypes in order to critique them.

3. So we have recapitulated elements of this layered architecture in our robot.

4. He then shortly recapitulated the facts which have already been recorded.