Re*ca*pit"u*late (-pĭt"?*lāt), v.
t. [L. recapitulare, recapitulatum; pref.
re- re- + capitulum a small head, chapter, section. See
Capitulate.] 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
(rē`kȧ*pĭt"?*lāt), v. i.
To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been
previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.