RECAPITULATING

Verb

recapitulating

present participle of recapitulate

Source: Wiktionary


RECAPITULATE

Re*ca*pit"u*late, v. t. Etym: [L. recapitulare, recapitulatum; pref. re- re- + capitulum a small head, chapter, section. See Capitulate.]

Definition: To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize.

Re`ca*pit"u*late, v. i.

Definition: To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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