different between recapitulate vs recapitulation

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)

1. To summarize or repeat in concise form.

   The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.

2. (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.

3. 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

1. second-person plural present active imperative of recapitul?

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman recapitulaciun et al., Middle French recapitulacion et al., or their source, from Late Latin recapitulatio (“summing up, summary”), from the participle stem of recapitulare (“recapitulate”), from re- + capitulum (“chapter, section”), diminutive of caput (“head”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??i?k??p?tj??le??(?)n/
• (US) enPR: re·k?·p?·ch?·l??sh?n, IPA^(key): /?i?.k??p?.t???le?.?(?)n/

Noun

recapitulation (countable and uncountable, plural recapitulations)

1. A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.

   Synonym: summary

3. (music) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
4. (biology) The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
5. (theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 144:

     one would expect God's final purpose to be expressed in his created world, since the doctrine of recapitulation showed that this is where his plans had worked out before.

Related terms

• recapitulate

Translations

Further reading

• recapitulation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia