Rē-ca-pīt'ū-lāte, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. RECAPITULATED; p. pr. & vb. n. RECAPITULATING.] [Lat. recapitulare, recapitulatum, from re, again, and capitulum, a small head, chapter, section; Fr. récapituler, Pr. recapitolare, Sp. recapitular, It. recapitolare, ricapitolare. See CAPITULATE, CAPITULE, and CAPITULAR.] To repeat, as the principal things mentioned in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief.

Synonyms—To reiterate; repeat; rehearse; recite.