verb🔗ShareTo summarize or repeat in concise form."The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars."communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of an organism) During an individual's development, to pass through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development."During its tadpole stage, the frog recapitulated the characteristics of its aquatic ancestors, demonstrating features like gills and a tail that are absent in the adult frog. "organismbiologyscienceanatomyphysiologymedicinetheoryanimalhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function)."The student's project recapitulated the basic principles of photosynthesis, demonstrating her understanding of the process. "structurefunctionbiologysystemprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
