The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recapitulate \Re*ca*pit"u*late\
   (r[=e]`k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[=a]t), 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.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recapitulate \Re`ca*pit"u*late\
   (r[=e]`k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[=a]t), v. i.
   To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been
   previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

recapitulate
    v 1: summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"
         [syn: recapitulate, 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, recapitulate]