recapitulate/ˌrikəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt/Third PersonrecapitulatesPresent ParticiplerecapitulatingPast TenserecapitulatedPast Participlerecapitulated1to repeat something but only mentioning the major pointsSynonyms: recap2to repeat the main steps of a process, especially a biological oneSynonyms: repeatreprisereprize3repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life