recap

English

Etymology 1

re- + cap

Pronunciation

• enPR: rē-kăpʹ, IPA: /riːˈkæp/, X-SAMPA: /ri:"k{p/

Verb

recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)

1. To seal (something) again with a cap.

Etymology 2

Shortened from recapitulate/recapitulation

Pronunciation

• (noun) enPR: rēʹ-kăp, IPA: /ˈriːkæp/, X-SAMPA: /"ri:k{p/
• (verb) enPR: rē-kăpʹ, rēʹ-kăp, IPA: /riːˈkæp/, /ˈriːkæp/, X-SAMPA: /ri:"k{p/, /"ri:k{p/

Noun

recap (plural recaps)

1. A recapitulation.

Synonyms

• (recapitulation): summarisation/summarization, summary, summing-up

Verb

recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)

1. To recapitulate.

Synonyms

• (recapitulate): summarise/summarize, sum up

Anagrams

• caper
• crape
• pacer, Pacer