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Synonyms
re·ca·pit·u·late (rḗkə-pĭch́ə-lāt́)

[Latin recapitulāre, recapitulāt-, re-, re-, + capitulum, main point, heading, diminutive of caput, capit-, head.]

verb: -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To repeat in concise form.
  2. Biology To appear to repeat (the evolutionary stages of the species) during the embryonic development of the individual organism.

intransitive verb 

To make a summary.

derivatives

re·ca·pit́u·látive
adjective