recap

¹

[ verb ree-kap, ree-kap; noun ree-kap ]

verb (used with object)

, re·capped, re·cap·ping.

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

1. a recapped tire.

recap

²

[ ree-kap ]

noun

1. a recapitulation.

verb (used with or without object)

, re·capped, re·cap·ping.

1. to recapitulate.

recap

verb

1. informal.
   short for recapitulate

noun

1. informal.
   recapitulation
2. another name for retread

Derived Forms

• reˈcappable, adjective

Other Words From

• re·cappa·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recap¹

First recorded in 1935–40; re- + cap ¹

Origin of recap²

First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening

Example Sentences

“I’m not proud of this, I don’t feel good about myself when I say things like this, but it is a part of who I am: I wanted to see sad Yankee fans,” Schur says after his mirthful recap.

From Los Angeles Times

Goldstein has plenty of consequential actions to choose from, but he slides into a recap of a story that I mostly already knew from interviews and the superb documentary “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work.”

From Los Angeles Times

Here is my first political memory: It was 1988, and I heard Ted Koppel recap the presidential victory of Republican George H.W.

From Salon

Although it may seem strange, slide decks outside of work or educational settings have been growing in popularity with people using them to host PowerPoint presentation parties, pitch family vacations and recap their dating lives on social media.

From Los Angeles Times

You probably don’t need me to recap this for you; it was one of the biggest news cycles of the year, after all.

From Slate

Related Words

• rehash
• rundown
• summation
• synopsis