I am not posting this as a joke...I am very serious. I have recently come across the word 'recapitulate' used in conjunction with a lecture and its indication was the lecturer was reiterating or repeating what had been said and done previously.

I am confused. If 'capitulate' means "To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms.", why then does 'recapitulate' mean "To repeat in concise form" and not "To resurrender under specified conditions; come to terms again."?

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