different between recapitulate vs rehearse

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 Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser (“to repeat word-for-word”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [???h??s]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???h?s/

Verb

rehearse (third-person singular simple present rehearses, present participle rehearsing, simple past and past participle rehearsed)

1. (transitive) To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.

2. (transitive) To narrate; to relate; to tell.

3. (transitive, intransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater
   • 1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides, "When he would have his verses read":

     In sober mornings, do not thou reherse

     The holy incantation of a verse ...

4. (transitive, theater) To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.

Derived terms

• rehearsal

Translations