recapitulate
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (Canada, British) IPA: /ɹiːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/
recapitulate (recapitulates, present participle recapitulating; past and past participle recapitulated)
- To summarize or repeat in concise form.
- The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
- (biology, of an organism) During an individual's development, to pass through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.
- 1997, G. A. Bray, "Growth of a Molecular Base for Feeding," Obesity Research, vol. 5, no. 3 (May), p. 272:
- Similarly this concept of unity provided a powerful impetus for embryological studies and the idea that fetal development recapitulates the steps of phylogenetic development.
- 1997, G. A. Bray, "Growth of a Molecular Base for Feeding," Obesity Research, vol. 5, no. 3 (May), p. 272:
- To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).
- French: récapituler
- Portuguese: recapitular
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