Recap vs. Recapitulate

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  • Recap (verb)

    To seal (something) again with a cap.

  • Recap (verb)

    To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion. (US English only – Retread in UK English)

  • Recap (verb)

    To recapitulate.

  • Recap (noun)

    A tire that has had new tread glued on.

  • Recap (noun)

    A recapitulation.

  • Recap (noun)

    A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio.

  • Recapitulate (verb)

    To summarize or repeat in concise form.

    “The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.”

  • Recapitulate (verb)

    During an individual’s species’ stages of evolutionary development.

  • Recapitulate (verb)

    To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function).

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