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Synonyms for recapitulate

Most common

summarize recap sum up abstract repeat reiterate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Summarize — to summarize or repeat in concise form

summarize, summarise UK, recap, sum up, epitomize UK US, epitomise UK, abstract, abridge, sum

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To summarize or repeat in concise form.

    The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.

  2. v. 2

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

Related words

Word family
recapitulation
Is a kind of
condense review

Forms

Past participle
recapitulated
e.g. recapitulated → summarized, recapped, epitomized, abstracted…

Example sentences

  • recap Make sure you recap what we've just talked about.
  • summarize Could you please summarize the pertinent points?
  • repeat History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
  • reiterate Ziri had to reiterate his original terms.
  • enumerate Can you enumerate St. Petersburg's advantages over Moscow?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
recapitulatefalling
recaprising
summarizesteady
repeatrising
reiteratesteady
enumeratefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
sum1
5 letters
recap2
6 letters
repeat2
7 letters
reprise2, abridge2, reprize
8 letters
abstract2, rehearse2
9 letters
summarize3, reiterate4, summarise, enumerate4, epitomize4, epitomise, synopsize, synopsise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (recap2 = 2 syllables).