Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Recapitulate \Re*ca*pit"u*late\, 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.

Recapitulate \Re`ca*pit"u*late\, v. i.
   To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been
   previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.

Source : WordNet®

recapitulate
     v 1: summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" [syn:
           {recap}]
     2: repeat stages of evolutionary development during the
        embryonic phase of life
     3: repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: {reprise}, {reprize},
         {repeat}]