recapitulate
verbEtymology
From Late Latin recapitulātus, past participle of recapitulāre (“to go over the main points of a thing again”), from re- (“again”) + capitulum (“head, main part, chapter”), from caput (“head”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); see capitulate. By surface analysis, re- + capitulate.
- borrowed from capitulum
Definitions
To summarize or repeat in concise form.
- The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
- We still have five minutes left, so let's recapitulate the lecture.
To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).
To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's…
To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.
- Similarly this concept of unity provided a powerful impetus for embryological studies and the idea that fetal development recapitulates the steps of phylogenetic development.
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- synonymabridge
- synonymabstract
- synonymcapsule
- synonymconcise
- synonymdocket
- synonymencapsulate
- synonymepitomize
- synonymgist
- synonymnutshell
- synonymoutline
- synonymprécis
- synonymrecapitulate
- antonymexpound
- antonymspell out
- neighborcapitulate
- neighborin summary
- neighborcondense
- neighborreview
- neighborbrief
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at recapitulate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at recapitulate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at recapitulate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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