Join free

recap

English · Français · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

recap¹

  • /ɹiːˈkæp/

Rhymes with -æp

Where it comes from

From re- + cap.

verb recaps · recapping · recapped

  1. To seal (something) again with a cap. They're planning to recap those oil wells permanently.
  2. Canada, US To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing on a new outer portion. They buy a lot of camelback because they recap a lot of truck tires for trailer fleets.

    Similar: retread

noun recaps

  1. A tire that has had new tread glued on. He refused to buy recaps because he didn't trust them not to come apart on the highway.

    Similar: retread

recap²

  • /ˈɹiːkæp/
  • /ɹiːˈkæp/

Rhymes with -iːkæp, (verb) -æp

Where it comes from

Clipping of recapitulation.

noun recaps

  1. A recapitulation. Before we begin with today's agenda, Alice will give us a recap of recent decisions.

    Similar: summarisation, summarization, summary, summing-up

verb recaps · recapping · recapped

  1. To recapitulate. Near-synonyms: review; overview

    Similar: summarise, summarize, sum up, review, overview

recap³

Where it comes from

Clipping of recapitalization.

noun recaps

  1. A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio. A survey of private equity firms found that most firms are comfortable with a debt/equity ratio of 4:1 following a dividend recap.

recap⁴

Where it comes from

From re- + cap (capacitor).

verb recaps · recapping · recapped

  1. informal To replace capacitors in electronic equipment.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: retread, review, recapitulate, recapitulation, reseal, roll-up, close, booster, consolidated, synthesize, recall, compilation, rappel, wrap-up, overview, summation

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"recap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

recap. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recap

Chicago

"recap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recap.

BibTeX
@misc{recap_2026,
  title = {recap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}