re·ca·pit·u·late [ rkə píchə làyt ](past and past participlere·ca·pit·u·lat·ed, present participlere·ca·pit·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singularre·ca·pit·u·lates)
verb
Definition:
1. transitive and intransitive verb
(
formal
)
Same as recap1
2. transitive verb repeat evolutionary stages as embryo: to repeat stages from the evolution of the species during the embryonic period of an animal's life
[Late 16th century. Partly < Latin recapitulat-, past participle of recapitulare "restate by chapters" < capitulum "chapter"; partly back-formation <recapitulation]
