different between estimate vs recapitulate
estimate
English
Alternative forms
- æstimate (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestim?, older form aestumo (“to value, rate, esteem”); from Old Latin *ais-temos (“one who cuts copper”), meaning one in the Roman Republic who mints money. See also the doublet esteem, as well as aim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??st?m?t/ (noun)
- IPA(key): /??st??me??t/ (verb)
Noun
estimate (plural estimates)
- A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
- (construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
- An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
Synonyms
- estimation
- appraisal
Derived terms
- ballpark estimate
Translations
Verb
estimate (third-person singular simple present estimates, present participle estimating, simple past and past participle estimated)
- To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
- To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
Synonyms
- appraise
- assessment
Derived terms
- estimable
- underestimate
- overestimate
- estimation
Translations
Further reading
- estimate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “estimate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- estimate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- etatisme, meatiest, seat time, tea-times, teatimes, étatisme
Italian
Verb
estimate
- second-person plural present indicative of estimare
- second-person plural imperative of estimare
- feminine plural of estimato
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recapitulate
English
Etymology
From Late Latin recapitulatus, past participle of recapitulare (“to go over the main points of a thing again”), from Latin re- (“again”) + capitulum (“a head, main part, chapter”); see capitulate.
Pronunciation
- (Canada, UK) IPA(key): /?i?k??p?t??le?t/
Verb
recapitulate (third-person singular simple present recapitulates, present participle recapitulating, simple 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).
Synonyms
- (to summarize or repeat in concise form): recap, sum up
Derived terms
Related Words
- capitulate
Translations
Further reading
- recapitulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- recapitulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “recapitulate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- catapleurite
Latin
Verb
recapitul?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of recapitul?
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