recapitulating
Going over again
Recapitulating is summarizing or restating the main points of something: Let me finish by recapitulating what we've covered.
The word suggests going back over material to ensure understanding or provide closure.
In biology, recapitulating describes how embryonic development supposedly repeats evolutionary stages—a theory now largely discredited but still referenced.
State main points briefly
- condenseMake more compact
- synopsizeCondense into brief overview
- outlineSummary of key elements
- encapsulateContain or summarize completely
distill · epitomize · boil down · digest · abstract · compress · consolidate · truncate
Say something again
- restateExpress again differently
- repeatDo or say again
- echoReflected sound wave
- rephraseExpress differently
rehash · reaffirm · retell · go over · revisit · recount · reproduce · reword
Individual's developmental history
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
evolution · Haeckel · biogenetic · morphogenesis · embryogenesis · ancestral · fetal · gestation
summarize
State main points briefly
encapsulate · distill · epitomize · boil down · digest · abstract · compress · consolidate · truncate · abbreviate
reiterate
Say something again
rephrase · rehash · reaffirm · retell · go over · revisit · recount · reproduce · reword · reexpress
ontogeny
Individual's developmental history
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
stages · evolution · Haeckel · biogenetic · morphogenesis · embryogenesis · ancestral · fetal · gestation
review
Critical written assessment
reassess · revisit · consider · evaluate · look back · survey · retrospect · trace · scrutinize · reexamine
recapitulatingintroducing
Making first acquaintance
innovating · originating · initiating · pioneering · breaking new ground
recapitulatingelaborating
Developing in greater detail
expanding · amplifying · detailing · expounding · fleshing out
recapitulatingpreviewing
Watching in advance
foreshadowing · anticipating · prefacing · introducing · projecting