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recapitulate

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To summarize the main points of something.

Please recapitulate the proposal before we take a vote.
Dictionary practice example.
At the end of the presentation, Nora chose to reiterate the limitation that the map represented an imagined scenario rather than a real planning outcome. She then used one slide to recapitulate the main question, the depicted pattern, and the uncertainty in the interpretation.
From Say It Clearly, Then Stop.
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