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Definition of "recapitulates" [recapitulates]

  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recapitulate. (verb)

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Use "recapitulates" in a sentence
  • "Tarkovsky's Horses "recapitulates" the days and nights of her father's battle with dementia, when "calendar leaves / imperceptibly send out / shortcuts to the dark, / if they're not turned by the nurses" 'Of A Life's Dignity'."
  • "That's what seemed to happen in the New over against the Old Testament; and it might be seen as a corollary of the theological principle that the Christian life "recapitulates" Christ's."
  • "So now in the event of any dispute, (which we now realize happens more often than we care to believe), there's literally no recourse but to 'run the machine again' to get the infamous 'machine counts', which really recapitulates the errors that may have been seen in the first place, and resolve nothing."
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