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re⋅cap

1  [v. ree-kap, ree-kap; n. ree-kap] verb, -capped, -cap⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. 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
2. a recapped tire.
Origin:
1935–40; re- + cap 1

Related forms:
re⋅cap⋅pa⋅ble, adjective

re⋅cap

2  [ree-kap] noun, verb, -capped, -cap⋅ping.
–noun
1. a recapitulation.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2. to recapitulate.
Origin:
1945–50; by shortening
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re·cap 1   (rē-kāp')   
tr.v.   re·capped, re·cap·ping, re·caps
  1. To replace a cap or caplike covering on: recapped the bottle.
  2. To restore (a used tire of a motor vehicle) to usable condition by bonding new rubber onto the worn tread and lateral surface.
n.   (rē'kāp')
A tire that has been recapped.
re·cap 2   (rē'kāp')   
tr.v.   re·capped, re·cap·ping, re·caps
To recapitulate: recapped the headlines at the end of the news broadcast.
n.  A recapitulation, as of a news report.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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recap 
"put a strip of rubber on the tread of a tire," 1856. Used of automobile tires 1920s. As a shortened form of recapitulate, it dates from 1920s (see recapitulation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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recap
recapitulation
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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