Recapitulate

What do we mean by recapitulate?

To repeat in concise form. intransitive verb

To appear to repeat (the evolutionary stages of the species) during the embryonic development of the individual organism. intransitive verb

To make a summary. intransitive verb

To repeat, as the principal things mentioned in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay; give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; mention or relate in brief.

Synonyms Recapitulate, Repeat, Recite, Rehearse, Reiterate. Recapitulate is a precise word, applying to the formal or exact naming of points that have been with some exactness named before: as, it is often well after an extended argument, to recapitulate the heads. In this it differs from repeat, recite, rehearse, which are freer in their use. To reiterate is to say a thing a second time or oftener.

To repeat in brief what has already been said.

To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the substance. intransitive verb

To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize. transitive verb

To summarize or repeat in concise form verb

To repeat the evolutionary stages of an organism during its embryonic development verb

Repeat an earlier theme of a composition verb

Repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life verb

Summarize briefly verb

To summarize or repeat in concise form.

(of an organism) During an individual's development, to pass through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.

To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).

It is a long version of the word 'repeat' that often sounds humorous if used in a situation or context. At times, one can sound intellectual with the usage of this word, one can sound like a comedian, one can act serious, etc. One can basically use this innovative word in any situation. Sometimes, it causes confusion due to lack of vocabulary's to certain individual. It is relatively unknown in this world, but, is one of the best words to use during a prank call. Pronunciates like (re-cap-it-choo-late) Urban Dictionary

The phrase my Biology teacher used to say to try to make himself look smart. It is considered false by most professional evolutionists and biologists, however many high school biology text books still offer it as evidence for evolution. It claims that each embryo in its development passes through abbreviated stages that resemble developmental stages of its evolutionary ancestors. It was first proposed by Ernst Haeckel about a century ago. Experimental morphologists and biologists have shown that there is not a one-to-one correspondence between phylogeny and ontogeny. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to recapitulate:
recapitulate, capitulate, recapitulated, recapitulator, recapitulates, recapitulative.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word recapitulate:
resident, cell, contemporary, movement, various.

Words that rhyme with recapitulate:
state, rate, date, plate, advocate, appropriate, appreciate, mitigate, great, propagate, facilitate, accommodate, articulate, elaborate, vacillate, mandate, estate, conflate, weight, abrogate, anticipate, repudiate, emulate, intimate, ameliorate, separate, alleviate, predicate, innate, obviate, exacerbate, associate, deliberate, obfuscate, abate, mate, gate, disseminate, consummate, slate, indicate, emanate, create, elucidate, contemplate, adequate, trait, straight, resonate, delineate, initiate, incorporate, postulate, dedicate, estimate, integrate, assimilate, delegate, extrapolate, fate, reiterate, coordinate, precipitate, corroborate, collaborate, gait, manipulate, evaluate, desolate, late, designate, alternate, update, rait, collate, surrogate, abdicate, cultivate, procrastinate, freight, commiserate, consolidate, wait, moderate, arrogate, spate, relate, debate, demonstrate, deprecate, stipulate, inculcate, denigrate, celebrate, dissipate, graduate, exonerate, communicate, subordinate, negate.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective recapitulate:
phylogeny, particulars.

Words that sound like recapitulate:
recapitulate, recapitulates, recapitulated, recapitulating, recapitulation, capitulate, encapsulate, capitulates, spatulate, decoupled.