recapitulate

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Let's recapitulate the main points from the presentation.

Definition

Verb:
- To summarize or restate the main points of something: To concisely repeat or review the key elements, arguments, or stages of a discussion, presentation, or process.
- To repeat an earlier theme in a musical composition: In music, to restate a principal theme, especially in a sonata form.
- To repeat stages of evolutionary development during embryonic growth: In biology, for an embryo to pass through stages resembling or representing successive ancestral forms.

Usage and Examples

Verb:
- To summarize briefly: "Before we conclude, let me recapitulate the three key arguments from my thesis."
- To repeat a musical theme: "The final movement recapitulates the main melody from the opening."
- In biological development: "The human embryo is said to recapitulate certain phylogenetic stages."

Advanced Usage

"To recapitulate on something": To provide a summary focusing on a particular aspect. (Note: "on" is sometimes used, though the verb is often transitive).
- The manager asked her to recapitulate on the project's financial risks.

Variants and Related Words

Recapitulation (noun): The act or an instance of recapitulating.
- His closing speech was an effective recapitulation of the entire conference.
Recapitulative (adjective): Serving to recapitulate.
- The document's final page is recapitulative.

Synonyms

Summarize: To give a brief statement of the main points.
Recap (informal): A shortened form of 'recapitulate'.
Reiterate: To say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.
Review: To assess or examine something again.

Different Meanings / Contexts

General/Everyday Context: To summarize the main points.
- The professor will recapitulate the lecture's core concepts next week.
Musical Context: To repeat a theme.
- After the development section, the sonata recapitulates the exposition.
Biological Context (Ontogeny): To repeat evolutionary stages.
- The theory that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny is now considered an oversimplification.

Related Phrases / Idioms

In recapitulation: Used to introduce a summary.
- In recapitulation, our findings strongly support the initial hypothesis.

Let's recapitulate the main points from the presentation.

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