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recapitulate

[ ree-kuh-pich-uh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

recapitulated, recapitulating.
  1. to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
  2. Biology. (of an organism) to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) in its development.
  3. Music. to restate (the exposition) in a sonata-form movement.


verb (used without object)

recapitulated, recapitulating.
  1. to sum up statements or matters.

recapitulate

/ ˌːəˈɪʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. to restate the main points of (an argument, speech, etc); summarize
  2. tr (of an animal) to repeat (stages of its evolutionary development) during the embryonic stages of its life
  3. to repeat at some point during a piece of music (material used earlier in the same work)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𳦲ˈ辱ٳܱپ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recapitulate1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Late Latin 𳦲辱ٳܱٳܲ (past participle of 𳦲辱ٳܱ ), equivalent to re- re- + 辱ٳܱٳܲ; capitulate
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recapitulate1

C16: from Late Latin 𳦲辱ٳܱ , literally: to put back under headings; see capitulate
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Synonym Study

See repeat.
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The platform can determine which models most closely recapitulate the functional changes seen in AD and identify the most relevant pathways for drug discovery.

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That kind of diversity doesn't curb racist discrimination as often as it recapitulates it.

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Stopping these toxins could save countless lives and limbs, but laboratory research usually relies on cell-based research, which doesn’t accurately recapitulate what happens in a living animal.

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"Our model accurately recapitulated the disease phenotype, offering new insights into the underlying molecular and cellular pathology of cerebral vascular disorders," Guo says.

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