to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.

Biology . (of an organism) to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) in its development.

Music . to restate (the exposition) in a sonata-form movement.

to sum up statements or matters.

verb

take back

verb

epitomize , go over same ground , go the same round , outline , paraphrase , recap , recount , rehash , reiterate , repeat , rephrase , replay , restate , review , reword , run over , run through again , summarize , sum upnotes:recapitulate means to briefly summarize and repeat the main points; capitulate means to surrender under agreed conditions , abstract , go over , run down , run through , sum up , synopsize , wrap up