Recapitulate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

summarize briefly

repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻkɐpˈɪtʃʊlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪkɐpˈɪtʃʊlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪkɐpˈɪtʃʊlˌeɪt/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻkɐpˈɪtʃʊlˌeɪt/.

Examples

Let's recapitulate the main ideas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

repeat reprise recap reprize

Parts of Speech

verb	summarize briefly “Let's recapitulate the main ideas”
verb	repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
verb	repeat an earlier theme of a composition

Word Forms

recapitulation	noun	a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
recap	noun	a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
repeat	noun	an event that repeats

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rekapitulieren

kurz zusammenfassen

🇫🇷French

récapituler

résumer brièvement

🇪🇸Spanish

recapitular

resumir brevemente

🇮🇹Italian

ricapitolare

riassumere brevemente

🇳🇱Dutch

samenvatten

kort samenvatten

🇵🇹Portuguese

recapitular

resumir brevemente

🇷🇺Russian

перепросматривать

кратко резюмировать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनरावृत्ति करना

संक्षेप में संक्षेप करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সংক্ষেপ করা

সংক্ষেপে সংক্ষিপ্ত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுபரிசீலனை

சுருக்கமாக சுருக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పునశ్చరణ

క్లుప్తంగా సంగ్రహించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંક્ષિપ્ત કરવું

ટૂંકમાં સારાંશ આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನರಾವಲೋಕನ ಮಾಡಿ

ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಾಗಿ ಸಾರಾಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുനരാലോചന

ചുരുക്കത്തിൽ സംഗ്രഹിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

概括

简要总结

🇯🇵Japanese

要約する

簡単に要約する

🇰🇷Korean

요약하다

간략하게 요약하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tóm tắt lại

tóm tắt ngắn gọn

🇹🇭Thai

สรุป

สรุปสั้น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengikhtisarkan

rangkum secara singkat

🇵🇭Filipino

paglalagom

buod nang maikli

🇲🇾Malay

imbas semula

rumuskan secara ringkas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلخيص

تلخيص لفترة وجيزة

🇮🇷Persian

خلاصه کردن

به اختصار خلاصه کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

özetlemek

kısaca özetlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לשחזר

לסכם בקצרה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'recapitulate'?

The primary meaning of 'recapitulate' is 'summarize briefly'.

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Using 'recapitulate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'recapitulate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'recapitulate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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