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recap

1
[ verb ree-kap, ree-kap; noun ree-kap ]
/ verb ˈriˌkæp, riˈkæp; noun ˈriˌkæp /
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verb (used with object), re·capped, re·cap·ping.

to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.

noun

a recapped tire.

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RELATED WORDS

rundown, summation, synopsis, rehash, summarize, recapitulate, sketch, skeleton, essence, abstract, abbreviation, case, sense, extract, digest, review, brief, syllabus, reduction, version

Nearby words

  1. recall,
  2. recamier,
  3. recanalization,
  4. recant,
  5. recantation,
  6. recapitalization,
  7. recapitalize,
  8. recapitulate,
  9. recapitulation,
  10. recapitulation theory

Origin of recap

1
First recorded in 1935–40; re- + cap1
Related formsre·cap·pa·ble, adjective

recap

2
[ ree-kap ]
/ ˈriˌkæp /

noun

a recapitulation.

verb (used with or without object), re·capped, re·cap·ping.

to recapitulate.

Origin of recap

2
First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening
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British Dictionary definitions for recap

recap

verb (ˈriːˌkæp, riːˈkæp) -caps, -capping or -capped

informal short for recapitulate

noun (ˈriːˌkæp)

informal recapitulation
Australian and NZ another name for retread
Derived Formsrecappable, adjective
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Word Origin and History for recap

recap

v.

1856, "put a cap on again," from re- + cap (n.). Specific sense "put a strip of rubber on the tread of a tire" is 1920s. As a shortened form of recapitulate, it dates from 1920s. Related: Recapped; recapping.

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