Abstract
Abstract verb - To make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report).
Usage example: took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs
Recapitulate is a synonym for abstract in reduction topic. In some cases you can use "Recapitulate" instead a verb "Abstract", when it comes to topics like thoughts.
Recapitulate
Recapitulate verb - To make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report).
Usage example: the professor told the students that their papers should not recapitulate the whole plot but should rather discuss in detail one particular incident they thought was interesting
Abstract is a synonym for recapitulate in reduction topic. You can use "Abstract" instead a verb "Recapitulate", if it concerns topics such as thoughts.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brief and abstract
- brief and recapitulate
- outline and abstract
- outline and recapitulate
- digest and abstract
- digest and recapitulate
- review and abstract
- review and recapitulate
- abridge and abstract
- abridge and recapitulate
- epitomize and abstract
- epitomize and recapitulate
- summarize and abstract
- summarize and recapitulate
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Recapitulate and Abstract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstract/recapitulate
Abstract & Recapitulate. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstract/recapitulate>.
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