elaborate vs recapitulate

elaborate

verb
  • to develop in detail or complexity 

  • (sometimes followed by on or upon, and then the object of the preposition) to expand/enlarge in detail 

adj
  • Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy. 

  • Complex, detailed, or sophisticated. 

recapitulate

verb
  • To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function). 

  • (biology, of an organism) To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development. 

  • To summarize or repeat in concise form. 

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