recapitulate vs specialize

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. 

specialize

verb
  • To make distinct or separate due to form or function. 

  • To become distinct or separate from what is common 

  • To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre. 

  • To narrow in scope. 

  • To be known or notorious for some specialty. 

  • To specify: to mention specifically. 

  • To focus one's business upon a particular item or service. 

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