Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to recapitulate
Participle: recapitulated
Gerund: recapitulating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | recapitulate |
| you | recapitulate |
| he;she;it | recapitulates |
| we | recapitulate |
| you | recapitulate |
| they | recapitulate |
Perfect
| I | have recapitulated |
| you | have recapitulated |
| he;she;it | has recapitulated |
| we | have recapitulated |
| you | have recapitulated |
| they | have recapitulated |
Past
| I | recapitulated |
| you | recapitulated |
| he;she;it | recapitulated |
| we | recapitulated |
| you | recapitulated |
| they | recapitulated |
Pluperfect
| I | had recapitulated |
| you | had recapitulated |
| he;she;it | had recapitulated |
| we | had recapitulated |
| you | had recapitulated |
| they | had recapitulated |
Future
| I | will recapitulate |
| you | will recapitulate |
| he;she;it | will recapitulate |
| we | will recapitulate |
| you | will recapitulate |
| they | will recapitulate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have recapitulated |
| you | will have recapitulated |
| he;she;it | will have recapitulated |
| we | will have recapitulated |
| you | will have recapitulated |
| they | will have recapitulated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | recapitulate |
| you | recapitulate |
| he;she;it | recapitulate |
| we | recapitulate |
| you | recapitulate |
| they | recapitulate |
Perfect
| I | have recapitulated |
| you | have recapitulated |
| he;she;it | have recapitulated |
| we | have recapitulated |
| you | have recapitulated |
| they | have recapitulated |
Imperfect
| I | recapitulated |
| you | recapitulated |
| he;she;it | recapitulated |
| we | recapitulated |
| you | recapitulated |
| they | recapitulated |
Pluperfect
| I | had recapitulated |
| you | had recapitulated |
| he;she;it | had recapitulated |
| we | had recapitulated |
| you | had recapitulated |
| they | had recapitulated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would recapitulate |
| you | would recapitulate |
| he;she;it | would recapitulate |
| we | would recapitulate |
| you | would recapitulate |
| they | would recapitulate |
Perfect
| I | would have recapitulated |
| you | would have recapitulated |
| he;she;it | would have recapitulated |
| we | would have recapitulated |
| you | would have recapitulated |
| they | would have recapitulated |
Imperative
| you | recapitulate |
| we | Let's recapitulate |
| you | recapitulate |
Verbs conjugated like 'recapitulate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'recapitulate'
capitulate,
recapitate,
decapitate,
decapsulate,
recalculate,
recannulate,
recapitalise,
recapitalize,
recavitate,
recopulate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to repeat in concise form
- abridge, abstract, capsule, concise, docket, encapsulate, epitomize, gist, nutshell, outline, recap, run over, sum, sum up, summarize, synopsize, wrap up
- To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person.
- redact
- restate
- repeat, reiterate, rephrase, review, summarize
Antonyms
- to repeat in concise form
- expound, spell out
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Late Latin recapitulātus, past participle of recapitulāre (“to go over the main points of a thing again”), from re- (“again”) + capitulum (“head, main part, chapter”), from caput (“head”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); see capitulate. By surface analysis, re- + capitulate.
Verbs referencing "recapitulate"
Finnish with old forms
rekapituloida.
Sample Sentences
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The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
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We still have five minutes left, so let's recapitulate the lecture.
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Being the Joshua/Atonement stanza of this cycle, the fact that the seven steps seem to recapitulate (or precapitulate?) the pattern of dominion is interesting. Situated at the very “gate” of Canaan, was this offer a temptation to be resisted like the plunder of Jericho (Joshua 6:18), or was it sin crouching at the door, the violence of Cain as “keeper” or shepherd over his brother (Genesis 4:7-8)? For Jacob, it was neither. He was waiting on God. For his sons, however, it was both. What Yahweh was offering freely they would take by force. [2017 April 8, Michael Bull, “Sex, Lies, and Murder: Acts II & III”, in BibleMatrix.com, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2025:]
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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 May, G. A. Bray, “Growth of a Molecular Base for Feeding”, in Obesity Research, volume 5, number 3, page 272:]