Recapitulate and Supplement

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

Supplement is an antonym for recapitulate.

Supplement

Supplement verb - Add as a supplement to what seems insufficient.

Recapitulate is an antonym for supplement.

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Supplement and Recapitulate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/recapitulate/supplement
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