recap

[v. ree-kap, ree-kap; n. ree-kap] Origin

re·cap

1[v. ree-kap, ree-kap; n. ree-kap] verb, re·capped, re·cap·ping, noun
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.

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Origin:
1935–40; re- + cap1

re·cap·pa·ble, adjective
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re·cap

2[ree-kap] noun, verb, re·capped, re·cap·ping.
noun
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

Origin:
1945–50; by shortening
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recap
 
vb , -caps, -capping, -capped
1.  informal short for recapitulate
 
n , -caps, -capping, -capped, -caps
2.  informal short for recapitulation
3.  (Austral), (NZ) another name for retread
 
re'cappable
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

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).
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
recap
recapitulation
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